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Very Superstitious (Irish Witches)
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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
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Manage episode 317136126 series 2968216
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.
Twitter & Facebook: @macabrepedia
Instagram: @macabrepediapod
Email us at: macabrepediapod@gmail.com
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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