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Susan Morrison explores the rich and sometimes murky depths of Scotland's past.

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Time Travels: Curious Cures and Life on the Road

Curious Cures and Life on the Road

BBC Radio Scotland - Time Travels, Curious Cures and Life on the Road

Fascinating cures in mediaeval Gaelic manuscripts and travelling life for Scotland's poor

Fascinating cures in mediaeval Gaelic manuscripts and life on the road for Scotland's poor, plus Christian MacRuari, the woman who sided with the Outlaw King - with Susan Morrison

Susan Morrison catches up with Dr Katie Barclay of Adelaide University to find out what life was like for Scotland’s travelling poor in the 18th century - were we more generous back then, and how hard a life was it for women tramping the road? But if it gave you sore feet, might there have been an ancient remedy for that? Dr Sharon Arbuthnot of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland’s National Centre for Gaelic Language in the Isle of Skye has been digging into the Gaelic medical manuscripts of the middle ages. They’re a treasure trove of cures, charms and surprising uses for bits of bird and animal - all plugged into the learned culture of Europe, and we meet someone who might have used the services of the learned medical men who wrote the books - Christina MacRuairi - a key supporter of King Robert Bruce. Dr Callum Watson of National Trust for Scotland has the story.

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