Causes of death and cultures of care in County Cork, 1660–1720 the evidence of the Youghal parish registers
George Crabbe, a Church of England clergyman, published his poem The Parish Register in 1807. He called his registers ‘The simple annals of my Parish poor’, and he reflected on the human stories behind his entries within them, concluding rather gloomily that for his parishioners ‘Their joys come sel...
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| Published in | Early Modern Ireland and the World of Medicine p. 123 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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United Kingdom
Manchester University Press
14.05.2019
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| Summary: | George Crabbe, a Church of England clergyman, published his poem The Parish Register in 1807. He called his registers ‘The simple annals of my Parish poor’, and he reflected on the human stories behind his entries within them, concluding rather gloomily that for his parishioners ‘Their joys come seldom and their pains pass slow’.¹ The destruction of so many of Ireland’s historical records in the Public Record Office in 1922 and on other occasions makes the surviving parish registers, however ‘simple’ (and partial) the information they contain, a vital source for the study of the joys and pains of communities |
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| ISBN: | 1526138158 9781526138156 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctv18b5h6b.13 |