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Dr. O'Shaughnessy

An Irish doctor.

minor

Also known as O'Shaughnessy

First appearance: xvi phineas finn returns to killaloe

Dr. O'Shaughnessy shows up with force in The Duel. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Accompanies Laurence Fitzgibbon to Ostend to attend to Phineas's wound.
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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