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John K’eogh’s (1681–1754) complete list of plants in Ireland with medicinal uses was noteworthy for including the Irish language names of plants alongside the English and Latin.

Buckthorn is described as ‘extraordinary good against the bitings of all venomous Creatures, especially the bite of a mad Dog’.

Honeysuckle is ‘profitable for such as are troubled with Coughs, shortness of Breath and helps Women in hard Labour’.

There are at least 27 surviving copies of this book in the world, divided almost equally between Ireland and the USA. Our copy was purchased in September 1925 to replace one first listed as missing from Marsh’s Library in 1767.

Citation:
13. John K’eogh, Botanalogia Universalis Hibernica, Or, A General Irish Herbal Calculated for this Kingdom (Cork, 1735).,
Marsh's Library Exhibits,
accessed December 7, 2025,
https://www.marshlibrary.ie/digi/items/show/415