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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 60

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    patiently until such time as they were pleased to pay him Barrett was a remarkably gentle and patient individual and patience is the most difficult virtue to practise
    This "quack" doctor strongly recommended a system of bleeding as a cure for certain human diseases, and syrup compound for others.
    Barrett was an expert at bleeding sick persons and had a good practise for people affected with throat trouble or Stomach disorders, head-ache back-ache or liver. He recommended to these his syrup-compound which he never prepared until specially ordered.
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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