Irelands witch trials. ...Witch fever was in the air in Ireland in 1711. A witchcraft trial was convened in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim with the added frisson of being a mass trial – the only one of its kind in Ireland. On one side – eight terrified women protesting their innocence. On the other – a pretty and pious young newcomer, of a higher social class to them, insisting she was bewitched. It caused a sensation. Spectators from all walks of life turned up, on tenterhooks for a glimpse of the so-called Islandmagee witches who were charged with being in league with Satan. In the new Samhain edition of Brigids Fire Magazine, author Martina Devlin explores this bizarre event which some people have called Irelands Salem . You can get the downloadable version of the magazine now at the website brigidsfiremagazine
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 09:14:24 +0000
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