IRISH ETHNO-BOTANY 



AND 



THE EVOLUTION OF MEDICINE IN IRELAND. 



Part I. — Irish Ethno -Botany. 



Sections : — 



(I.) Introduction. 



(II.) The Native Materia Medica of Vegetable Origin, 

 (a) The Land Flora. 

 (6) The Marine Flora. 



Part II. — The Evolution of Medicine in Ireland. 



Sections : — 



(I.) Pre-Christian or Druidic Period. 



(II.) Early Christian. 



(III.) The Hereditary Physicians of the Septs or Clans. 



(IV.) The Rise of a Medical Profession in Europe. 

 Introduction of Continental Methods. 



(V.) Mediaeval Guilds, Corporations, and Chartered 

 Bodies. 



(VI.) Private Medical Schools. 



(VII.) Obstetrics in Ireland. 



(VIII.) "Trinity," "The Colleges," and "The 

 Universities of the present day." 



