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Michael Harward, a previously unknown Quaker author in Restoration Ireland, produced two significant texts—an almanac for 1666 and a comprehensive veterinary manual (The Herds-man's Mate, 1673)—that provide valuable insights into 17th-century Irish agriculture, domestic economy, and veterinary practices. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Examine two newly identified seventeenth-century publications by Michael Harward to understand veterinary practice, agriculture, and practical knowledge in Restoration Ireland.

September 8, 2026Studia Hibernica

Michael Harward: ox-leech and philomath in Restoration Ireland

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ACANDREW CARPENTERUniversity College Dublin

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Historical text analysis reveals seventeenth-century veterinary and agrarian practices in Restoration Ireland, highlighting early modern practical science and folk medicine.

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Examine two newly identified seventeenth-century publications by Michael Harward to understand veterinary practice, agriculture, and practical knowledge in Restoration Ireland.
Archival and bibliographical analysis of a recently acquired 1666 Dublin almanac held by the National Library of Ireland.
Textual evaluation of Harward's 1673 veterinary manual, The Herds-man’s Mate, examining its therapeutic methods and recorded regional observations.
The 1666 almanac records Irish market schedules, Dublin tidal patterns, and practical instructions for crop cultivation and domestic management.
The Herds-man’s Mate compiles numerous herbal formulations and surgical interventions for bovine diseases, integrated with clinical anecdotes from Harward’s veterinary work in County Offaly.

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ANDREW CARPENTER (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd78a58e84d0ff5b4652a https://doi.org/10.3828/studia.2026.2

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Historical text analysis reveals seventeenth-century veterinary and agrarian practices in Restoration Ireland, highlighting early modern practical science and folk medicine.

Michael Harward: ox-leech and philomath in Restoration Ireland

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Michael Harward: ox-leech and philomath in Restoration Ireland

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