Valentine Greatorex (1628-1683), born in Affane Castle in West Waterford, was a noted Stroker or healer who cured a dying King and won a place of honour in the Royal Household of Britain where he died in 1682
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Valentine Greatrakes, a Physician Who Is Known as the Touch Doctor, Is Born in Affane, Co. Waterford
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