Chapter 3 Sickness, disease and medical practitioners in 1640s Ireland

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Cunningham, John
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Wellcome
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English
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Abstract
This chapter explores the medical environment of 1640s Ireland, particularly during the 1641 Rebellion. It uses the 1641 Depositions to explore how people understood reported sickness and disease. It also traces the experiences of a broad range of medics during a period of warfare and significant social and political upheaval. In doing so, it enables an important new perspective on medicine in Early Modern Ireland.
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Early Modern Ireland and the world of medicine; Early Modern Ireland and the world of medicine
URI
https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/159583
Keywords
Ireland; Warfare; 1641 Rebellion; 1641 Depositions; Sickness; Disease; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology; thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day; thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine
DOI
10.7765/9781526145147
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Publisher website
http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/
Publication date and place
Manchester, UK, 2019
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Social Histories of Medicine,