On the Origins of Medicine in Ireland

Pierce A. Grace

doi:10.1484/J.PERIT.5.131900

On the Origins of Medicine in Ireland

Pierce A. Grace

University of Limerick

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Abstract

Using information derived from archaeology, literature, hagiography, and Old Irish law this paper analyses the evidence for disease and the practice of medicine in Ireland in the early medieval period and argues for an awareness among its practitioners of the tenets of classical medicine.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-109
Number of pages	19
Journal	Peritia
Volume	33
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1484/J.PERIT.5.131900
Publication status	Published - Jan 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

disease
medicine
myth
Old Irish laws

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