John Curry (historian)
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John Curry was an Irish doctor of medicine, historian, and Roman Catholic activist.
and Reims
and returned to Dublin to practise his profession. Curry took part in the campaign of the Irish Catholics for the repeal of penal laws, and was one of the founders, with Charles O'Conor
, of the Catholic Committee which met in Essex Street, 1760.
in a 1752 volume published in Dublin, and in reply Curry published his Historical Memoirs, afterwards enlarged and published in 1775 under the title An Historical and Critical Review of the Civil Wars in Ireland. This is his major work; a new edition of it, enlarged from Curry's manuscript, was published by Charles O'Connor in two volumes (Dublin, 1786) and again in one volume (Dublin, 1810). In this work, after a brief glance over the developments in Ireland after the invasion of Henry II of England
, he takes up the history at the reign of Elizabeth I of England
and carries it down to the Settlement under William III of England
.
Besides these, he published An Essay on Ordinary Fevers (London, 1743) and Some Thoughts on the Nature of Fevers (London, 1774).
Life
He studied medicine at ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
and returned to Dublin to practise his profession. Curry took part in the campaign of the Irish Catholics for the repeal of penal laws, and was one of the founders, with Charles O'Conor
Charles O'Conor (historian)
Charles O'Conor Don, The O'Conor Don, Prince of Connacht of Belanagare was an Irish writer and antiquarian who was enormously influential as a protagonist for the preservation of Irish culture and history in the eighteenth century...
, of the Catholic Committee which met in Essex Street, 1760.
Works
He published in London, in 1747, a Brief Account from the most authentic Protestant writers of the Irish Rebellion, 1641, against partisan anti-Catholic history. This book was bitterly attacked by Walter HarrisWalter Harris (historian)
Walter Harris was an Irish historian and writer.Harris was educated at Kilkenny Grammar School and Trinity College, Dublin. He married Elizabeth Ware, great-grand-daughter of Sir James Ware, the historian, in 1716 and became vicar-general to the Archbishop of Meath in 1753.In the 1730s, along with...
in a 1752 volume published in Dublin, and in reply Curry published his Historical Memoirs, afterwards enlarged and published in 1775 under the title An Historical and Critical Review of the Civil Wars in Ireland. This is his major work; a new edition of it, enlarged from Curry's manuscript, was published by Charles O'Connor in two volumes (Dublin, 1786) and again in one volume (Dublin, 1810). In this work, after a brief glance over the developments in Ireland after the invasion of Henry II of England
Henry II of England
Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...
, he takes up the history at the reign of Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
and carries it down to the Settlement under William III of England
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
.
Besides these, he published An Essay on Ordinary Fevers (London, 1743) and Some Thoughts on the Nature of Fevers (London, 1774).