Reference NumberMFP/5/2/7
TitleDo-it-yourself medicine in County Clare during the first half of the nineteenth century
Date1963
Creator NameMacnamara, Donough Wheeler, 1893-1970
DescriptionPrinted copy of 'Do-it-yourself medicine in County Clare during the first half of the nineteenth century' by D Macnamara, originally published in the Journal of the Irish Medical Association, April 1963. The article focuses on traditional medicine and homemade cures and is largely based on a book of medical recipes given to Dr Macnamara by a friend, which were compiled by Lady Charlotte O'Brien of Dromoland, County Clare.

File also contains four copy books with preparatory notes and drafts for the article, and a partial copy of the medical recipe book of Lady Charlotte O'Brien.
Extent5 items
TermMedicine, Traditional
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2857O'Brien; Lady; Charlotte (d.1856); of Dromoland, County Clared.1856
DS/UK/2852Macnamara; Donough Wheeler (1893-1970); General Practitioner1893-1970
Places
CodeSet
NA24Corofin/County Clare/Ireland
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