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When we think of witch trials, most minds leap straight to Salem in colonial Massachusetts or to continental Europe, where tens of thousands of people were executed between the 15th and 18th centuries. But Ireland? Surprisingly, the Emerald Isle witnessed far fewer witch trials than its neighbors. In fact, only a handful are recorded in the historical record,Continue reading “Witch Trials in Ireland: The Forgotten Stories of Fear and Folklore”