The forgotten medical legacy of Limerick’s Samuel Crumpe

The forgotten medical legacy of Limerick’s Samuel Crumpe

IN THE late 18th Century, Samuel Crumpe was in his prime. He was a prestigious doctor with a collection of accolades to his name. This name, though, is almost lost to history. By 1901, there was no one by the name of Crumpe in Limerick, even his own children died without issue, writes historian Sharon Slater.   Samuel Crumpe was born in Rathkeale on September 15, 1766. He was the eldest of seven children, born to second cousins Daniel Crumpe and…