8 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁Reg ius ▁Professor ▁of ▁Phys ic ▁( D ub lin ) ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁Dr . ▁Richard ▁Dan cer ▁P ure fo y ▁( 1 8 4 7 – 1 9 1 9 ), ▁was ▁Ob st et rical ▁Sur geon ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁for ▁ 2 1 ▁years . ▁He ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Sur ge ons ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁obst etr icians ▁and ▁g yna ec olog ists ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁Dr . ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Sw an zy ▁( 1 8 4 3 – 1 9 1 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁distinguished ▁eye ▁special ist ▁and ▁o ph th al mic ▁sur geon ▁to ▁the ▁hospital . ▁Dr . ▁El la ▁Web b ▁( 1 8 7 7 – 1 9 4 6 ), ▁appointed ▁an a est het ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁staff . ▁She ▁immediately ▁established ▁a ▁disp ens ary ▁for ▁sick ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁hospital . ▁She ▁became ▁an ▁MD ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁then ▁worked ▁with ▁Kath le en ▁Lyn n ▁in ▁St . ▁Ult an ' s ▁hospital ▁which ▁Lyn n ▁had ▁founded . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : T each ing ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁Dublin ▁( city ) ▁Category : 1 8 3 9 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Ireland ▁Category :