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Patrick Cusack Roney or Rooney (bapt. 2 April 1781 – 26 August 1849) Cameron, Sir Charles A. (1886
''History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and of the Irish Schools of Medicine &c''
Dublin: Fannin & Co. pp. 368-370.
was an Irish physician who was President of the
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is a medical professional and educational institution, which is also known as RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland's first private university. It was established in 1784 ...
(RCSI) in 1814 and 1828.RCSI Presidents since its foundation in 1784.
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
He was indentured to his surgeon father, Cusick Roney in 1795, and studied professionally in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, where he obtained his Licentiate and subsequently elected a Member of RCSI in 1803. In 1802 Roney succeeded George O'Brien as Surgeon to the Meath Hospital, and retained that position until his death. He was also a Surgeon at Kilmainham Prison. At first, he resided in
Dominick Street Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a male given name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Domini ...
, and in about 1824 changed his residence to York Street. He speculated largely in stocks, and lost heavily. This misfortune obliged him to leave Dublin, and he resided with one of his sons in London for several years. He returned to Dublin, and died of Asiatic cholera on 26 August 1849, at Mountpleasant-square, and was buried in St. Catherine's Churchyard, James's-street. Roney had married Charlotte Mulley in 1804. Their son was the railway executive Sir Cusack Patrick Roney (1809–1868)."Sir Cusack Patrick Roney"
''The Register, and Magazine of Biography, &c.'', January 1869, pp. 206-207.


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See also

* List of presidents of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland


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Presidents of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 1849 deaths 1781 births Medical doctors from Dublin (city) {{med-bio-stub