Researcher:  Dr Catherine Cox
Research Assistant: Dr Sibylle Naglis

There is no systematic study of the provision of health care in eighteenth and nineteenth century Ireland. This project examines the inherent difficulties in 'making a medical living' and the factors influencing the acceptance of practitioners by communities. A central theme of the project will be the relationship between the varieties of medical approaches to disease, illness and treatment in English and Irish speaking communities. This aspect of the project will draw on the rich primary source material in the National Folklore Collection at UCD.

Forthcoming Publication:  ''The Medical Marketplace and Medical Tradition in Nineteenth Century Ireland'' In:  The Root, The Wand, And The Crystal: Folk Healing And Health Care Practices In The British Isles . Oxford: Berghahn Press.