This is the first academic overview of witchcraft and popular magic in Ireland and spans the medieval to the modern period. It’s based on a wide range of un-used and under-used primary source material, and taking account of denominational difference between Catholic and Protestant, it provides a detailed account of witchcraft trials and accusation. It examines the dynamics of witchcraft belief and accusation in the early modern period, and offers new explanations for the lack of sustained witch-hunting in Ireland.
This book looks at witch trial documentation, the lives of cunningfolk, fairy belief, the evil eye, elf bolts, and even the lives of Irish witches living in other countries.
Why we love it
This is an excellent academic book looking at many facets of witchcraft and magic in Ireland- its full of interesting information, with lots of in depth analysis of specific magic users, witch trials, and of course features a great bibliography.
231 pages
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