John K’Eogh

John K'eogh (c.1681-1754) was an Irish Doctor of Divinity and naturalist. John Keogh was chaplain to Baron Kingston at Mitchelstown.He wrote "Botanologia Universalis Hibernicaor, or a general Irish Herbal" Cork, 1735, a herbal , or book about medicinal plants, written in Manx (not Irish but related), phonetic English, and Latin, "Zoologia Medicinalis Hibernica or, a Treatise on Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Reptiles or Insects known and propagated in this Kingdom", and "Vindication of the Antiquities of Ireland" Dublin, 1748, in which he gives an account of his family.He was the son of John K'eogh, original family name MacEochadhs(16--, Cloonceagh, Limerick-) also a Doctor of Divinity and author of Hebrew, Latin and Greek texts.

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* [http://www.booksulster.com/library/biography/biographyK.php Library Ireland]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=thmPzIltAV8C&dq=john+%22k+eogh%22+desmond+dictionary Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists]