Dr. John Stafford (or Carolan's Receipt For Drinking)

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T:Dr. John Stafford (or Carolan's Receipt For Drinking)
C:Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738)
C:CON SPIRITO
B:Complete Works Of Turlough O'Carolan (PB - no pub - no date - fleamarket find)
Z:by Chris Gilb; checks and conversions by Vince Brennan (www.sosyourmom.com)
N:The story is told that O'Carolan, feeling poorly, went to a physician and was told to stop drinking, which he did.   
N:Not improving, after some little time he went to a Patron's physician, John Stafford, who told O'Carolan the other 
N:physician was an idiot and he should at once recommence drinking to his capacity. 
N:Apparently they immediately repaired to the good Doctor's rooms 
N:where they drank several bottles of excellent whisky and in honour of which occasion O'Carolan wrote this tune.
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