Soon after Dr Barter had built his Turkish bath for cattle at St Ann's Hydro, there were similar baths in neighbouring farms, and in nearby Cork, at least two vets were providing baths for animals, and advertising their services. Though one advertised a bath for horses1 and the other, a bath for cattle,3 both actually catered for any animal that was brought in, and in both cases Turkish baths were being added to existing veterinary establishments.

Olden's bath, added under Barter's supervision, consisted of a single room able to hold two horses at a time and be heated to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The treatment provided, still unfamiliar to many at that time, was described in detail by the Cork Constitution2 (and probably in other papers also) but no further details are given about the construction of the bath.

Edward Ashe's bath was built a couple of years later, suggesting that the take-up of Olden's bath was sufficient to encourage others to follow. It was also a larger bath comprising both calidarium and frigidarium, each able to hold two horses at a time.

This time the Constitution gives more information about the construction of the baths.4 These were constructed under the supervision of Joseph Hegarty of the City View Baths in Blarney Lane. Ashe's calidarium was able to reach a temperature of 150 degrees, if required.

Separate articles on both these baths will be added to the Directory section of the site in due course.