{"product_id":"9781839830525","title":"Hebridean Healers : The Beatons of Mull","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Christine Leach\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScotland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 October 2024 by Birlinn General (Origin) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 176 pages, Colour throughout\u003cbr\u003e189 x 234 x 14mm | 528g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe discovery of a long-forgotten physic garden and the restoration of an old weathered Celtic cross on a coastal headland on the beautiful Scottish island of Mull led the authors of this book on a fascinating voyage into the history of one branch of a famous medical family – the Beatons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story explores the Beatons’ arrival from Ireland in the early 12th century, when they joined the court of what was to become the Lords of the Isles. Trained in the classical Gaelic tradition, over the years their expertise led them to minister to Lords, Lairds and Kings of Scotland. At some point, one of the Beaton physicians came over to Mull in the entourage of chiefs of the Maclean clan and subsequently was awarded land – at Pennycross in the south of the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book looks at the contemporary historical setting, the type of medicine practised by the Beatons, the use they made of herbal treatments (a use which has not disappeared to the present day) and the almost unbelievable survival of Gaelic manuscripts from their library.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christine Leach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64838199574877,"sku":"9781839830525","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781839830525.jpg?v=1780054398","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781839830525","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}