Online - starts 7pm
24/01/2022
1 hour
Learn about Ireland’s indigenous medicine from through religion, history & folklore to connect to this sacred and therapeutic land.
The Irish Register of Herbalists (IRH) and Association of Master Herbalists (AMH) are delighted to talk with Rosarie Kingston on Ireland's Hidden Medicine.
Rosarie will be exploring the rich healing traditions of Ireland which resonate through the country’s landscape, music, festivals and language.
Indigenous medicine, no matter where it exists in the world, is characterised by the oral transmission of knowledge and the necessity for each person to be in harmony with themselves, their society and environment, as well as the spirit world.
Ireland is no different, and its traditional therapeutic approach is designed to address body, mind, spirit and emotions within the local social and environmental context.
However, these ancient healing traditions are increasingly neglected due to the dominance of biomedicine as the country’s primary system of healthcare.
Rosarie will be sharing the history and fortunes of Irish folk medicine - from the legendary god of healing, Déin Chécht, to the coming of Christianity and the religious and social backdrop of the nation’s development.
This event will be held just in time for you to learn about how to utilise Ireland’s indigenous medicine for Saint Brigid's day. Saint Brigid is a Payton of healing and herbal medicine and is celebrated on 1st February in Ireland.
Rosarie Kingston is a practicing medical herbalist in West Cork, Ireland. She lectures in the department of Folklore and Ethnology at University College, Cork. Her PhD examined Irish vernacular medicine in the twenty first century and she considers this blending of science and tradition paramount to the progression of modern healthcare.
The interview will be led by Brigid Mayes, a medical herbalist in Co. Westmeath, who has an interest in the history of plant-based medicine in Ireland; the 15th century Materia Medica of Gaelic physician was the subject of her MA dissertation in 2018.
The Association of Master Herbalists & the Irish Register of Herbalists
