Owen O'Shiel Eoghan Ó Siadhail | |
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| Born | 1584 Moycashel, Co. Westmeath, Ireland |
| Died | June 21, 1650 (aged 65–66) Near Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland |
| Other names | The Eagle of Doctors (Iolar na nDochtúirí) |
| Spouse | Catherine Tyrrell |
Owen O'Shiel (Irish: Eoghan Ó Siadhail;[1] 1584 – 21 June 1650) was an Irish physician. He was the chief military surgeon of the Irish Catholic Confederation from 1642 to 1650, during which he was personal physician to military leader Owen Roe O'Neill.
O'Shiel was born into an Irish medical family. He left the country around 1604 to study medicine in Paris, Leuven and Padua. Famously known as the "Eagle of Doctors" (Irish: Iolar na nDochtúirí), O'Shiel gained renown for his extensive medical expertise and high level of education, becoming highly sought after among the Leinster populace. A particularly staunch Catholic, he joined the Confederate Army and served under Owen Roe O'Neill in the Irish Rebellion of 1641. O'Shiel died at the Battle of Scarrifholis in 1650.