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Petronella de Meath the first Irish "witch" burnt at the stake

Feb 14, 202023 minSeason 1Ep. 2
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In episode two we're looking at Petronella De Meath, the first woman to be burnt at the stake in Ireland for witchcraft. This is despite the fact that witchcraft was not yet a crime in Ireland. Sources/ Further Reading Historic Kilkenny: Petronella De Meath RAI Dictionary of Irish Biography: Alice Kytler The Journal: Alice Kytler Witch of Kilkenny Review Reviewed Work(s): The Templars, the Witch, and the Wild Irish: Vengeance and Heresy in Medieval Ireland by Maeve Brigid Callan Review by: Yvonne Seale Source: Eolas: The Journal of the American Society of Irish Medieval Studies , Vol. 9 (2016), pp. 97-99 Published by: American Society of Irish Medieval Studies The Sorcery Trial of Alice Kyteler Author(s): Bernadette Williams Source: History Ireland, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Winter, 1994), pp. 20-24 Published by: Wordwell Ltd. The First Execution for Witchcraft in Ireland Author(s): William Renwick Riddell Source: Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 7, No. 6 (Mar., 1917), pp. 828-837 Published by: Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Kilkenny Past and Present Author(s): John Bradley Source: Irish Arts Review (2002-), Vol. 25, No. 2 (Summer, 2008), pp. 108-113 Published by: Irish Arts Review Seymour, S. J. D. (1913). Irish witchcraft and demonology
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