Very Superstitious (Irish Witches)
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01/10/22 • 45 min
Petronilla de Meath was the first woman to be burned for witchcraft in Europe in 1324, taking the blame for her employer Alice Kyteler. Centuries later in 1895, Bridget Cleary was the last woman burned to death from superstitions involving witchcraft, faeries, and a changeling... but hers has a sad, dark twist that comes from her family trying to help her in a world of superstition. Listen and find out more.
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References:
Riddell, W. R. (n.d.). The first execution for witchcraft in Ireland - JSTOR. JSTOR. Retrieved January 10, 2022, from https://www.jstor.org/stable/1133665
Beresford, D. (n.d.). Le Poer, arnold. le Poer, Arnold | Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved January 10, 2022, from https://www.dib.ie/index.php/biography/le-poer-arnold-a4734
Petronilla de Meath was the first woman to be burned for witchcraft in Europe in 1324, taking the blame for her employer Alice Kyteler. Centuries later in 1895, Bridget Cleary was the last woman burned to death from superstitions involving witchcraft, faeries, and a changeling... but hers has a sad, dark twist that comes from her family trying to help her in a world of superstition. Listen and find out more.
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Email us at: [email protected]
References:
Riddell, W. R. (n.d.). The first execution for witchcraft in Ireland - JSTOR. JSTOR. Retrieved January 10, 2022, from https://www.jstor.org/stable/1133665
Beresford, D. (n.d.). Le Poer, arnold. le Poer, Arnold | Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved January 10, 2022, from https://www.dib.ie/index.php/biography/le-poer-arnold-a4734
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MatthewDouble double toil and trouble fire burn and cauldron bubble. fillet of a funny snake, in the cauldron boil and bake. I have Newton tow frog will have bat and tongue of dog address fork and blind worms sting, lizards leg and owlets wing for a charm of powerful trouble like a hell
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