Possessed by the Devil: The History of the Islandmagee Witch Trials, 1711

by Andrew Sneddon

In 1711, in County Antrim, Ireland, eight women were put on trial accused of bewitching and demonically possessing young Mary Dunbar, amid an attack by evil spirits on the local community and the supernatural murder of a clergyman's wife. Mary Dunbar was the star witness in this trial, and the women were, by the standards of the time, believable witches-they dabbled in magic, they smoked, they drank, they had disabilities. A second trial targeted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803992700
• ISBN13: 9781803992709
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Thp Ireland
• Length: 256 Pages