1791 – Apothecaries’ Hall, 40 Mary Street, Dublin

In 1791, the Apothecaries’ Hall was erected at 40 Mary Street, at a cost of £6,000. The hall contained a spacious chemical laboratory where medicines were prepared. Lectures were delivered at the hall, and part of it was also a wholesale warehouse, where the apothecaries could procure their materials. In 1837, the medical school of the Apothecaries’ Hall was established in Cecilia Street, Dublin, which received the necessary recognition from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Although the Company ceased licensing doctors in 1971, it continues to exist as a charitable organisation.