Irish Witchcraft and Demonology
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The contents of Irish Witchcraft and Demonology list remarks on witchcraft in Ireland and a chapter concerning Dame Alice Kyteler, described as the Sorceress of Kilkenny. The account states that persecution flourished equally in Protestant and Roman Catholic kingdoms. The discussion of Ireland describes a Roman Catholic majority debarred by religious and political opinions from taking its full share in public affairs.
The text proposes the total absence of literature on the subject as another reason for Ireland's comparative immunity. The account describes many witchcraft pamphlets as sensational writings calculated to arouse their readers' superstitious feelings. An account from co. Louth concerns the custom of burying the sheaf, while the narrator states that details of the custom are difficult to obtain.
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- St. John D. Seymour
- Pages
- 99
- Language
- English
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- European History
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