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Debuting these icons of Wiccan and Witchcraft!This Saturday, June 11th, @real_atomic_nj in bellmahr NJ, with @medusa.raptor.studios and a bunch of other folks. Fun starts at 1pm. @doppledanglers #mothershipton #lavoisin #madamlaveau #geraldgardner #alicekyteler #raymondbuckland #wiccan #witchcraft #decoration #cutpaper #papersculpture (at Atomic Vintage LLC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeleyQjON9q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[generallygothic]

Married four times, Alice Kyteler (b. 1280) was an unpopular Irish noblewoman. Along with her second husband, she was accused of the murder of her first. On the death of her fourth, children from all of her marriages also accused her of poisoning and sorcery. With friends in high places, Kyteler avoided persecution, whilst her servant Petronilla de Meath confessed, under torture, and became the first person burnt at the stake for both witchcraft and heresy in Ireland (and in all of Great Britain), on the 3rd of November, 1324. At some point during the six month trial, Kyteler is believed to have fled to England along with de Meath's daughter, Basilia, and no further record of her is known. 👉: Head to stories for the full list of accusations with which Kyteler was charged & more information on the installation art pictured. 📸: Wing Two from 'The Dinner Party' by Judy Chicago, 1979, on display at the Elizabeth A. Sackler Centre for Feminist Art, collection of the Brooklyn Museum, via judychicago.com . #generallygothic #gothic #theseasonofthewitch #witchcraft #witches #witch #witchesofinstagram #wicca #wiccan #pagan #religion #paganpractice #alicekyteler #damealicekyteler #irishhistory #folklore #history #historyofwitchcraft #petronillademeath #petronilla #ireland #feministart #judychicago #thedinnerparty #academic #installationart #brooklynmuseum #feminism #womenofhistory #elizabethasackler https://www.instagram.com/p/BxKr1LDn2fb/?igshid=909p1xqb8w8f

[ilovehistory-blog]

Why was Ireland so lax about witchcraft?

The rich history of fairies, magical heroes, druids and all-around acceptance of the supernatural has created a society where people didn't point fingers at witches and respected their powers.

The Irish culture combines the ancient traditions with the new Christian ideals to make a nation where both belief systems can exist simultaneously.  Some may call it superstition, but I think it is more of an ancient wisdom, a culture where things need not be black or white, which is reflected in their treatment of all subjects, especially witches.

In Ireland, however, witch trials were extremely rare. It is difficult to pin down the reason for this, as they were popular in England and particularly Scotland, where 4000-6000 trials were estimated to have occurred.

Only three witch trials are believed to have been carried out in Irish history. The first of these was the case of Dame Alice Kyteler and her maid Petronilla de Meath in 1324. This was also the first witch trial in the British Isles.

In terms of Northern Ireland, Ireland’s only mass witch trial was held in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. The women in question have become known as the ‘Islandmagee witches.’

Eight women were found guilty of bewitching a young girl, Mary Dunbar at Carrickfergus Assizes in 1711. Evidence in eyewitness accounts, witness statements and letters suggest that Mary Dunbar’s bewitchment appeared to take the form of demonic possession – trances, fits, swearing and throwing bibles.

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Alice Kyteler: Kilkenny's Witch - Top Ten Sights to see in Ireland

Alice Kyteler: Kilkenny’s Witch – Top Ten Sights to see in Ireland

Alice Kyteler was an intelligent business woman, a mother, a wife (four times over), incredibly wealthy and, as the townsfolk of Kilkenny, Ireland would have told you in 1324, Alice Kyteler was a witch.

John’s Bridge in Kilkenny, Ireland

The story begins with Alice Kyteler’s first husband, William Outlaw, whom she married around the year 1280. William Outlaw had a lot of money, providing Alice…