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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 59

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    Long ago the Parish of Kiltimagh had no medical doctors or nurses and it had to depend on "Quack" Medical skill in both cases, but so far as the quack nurses were concerned it must be admitted that their undertakings were generally successful.
    A man named Barrett was the most popular "quack" doctor in Kiltimagh parish and was very modest in his charges for his medical skill. To the poor his services were free -and the more fortunate, he never pressed for his medical fees but waited
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tillie Grogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oxford, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James O' Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo