{"product_id":"witchcraft-in-ireland-patrick-f-byrne-9781781179994","title":"Witchcraft in Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere is the full account of Dame Alice Kyteler of Kilkenny who was said to have poisoned three husbands and enchanted a fourth, before her nefarious doings came under the notice of Richard de Ledrede, the Bishop of Ossory, who set an Inquisition to have her charged with sorcery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlorence Newton, a member of a colony of Puritans, was placed on trial in Youghal in 1661 for having bewitched a young girl; and in 1710\/11, strange happenings were recorded in Island Magee, Co. Antrim. The activities of the 18th century Hell Fire Club, whose members set aside a place for Satan at their dinners, are described. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat witchcraft is not in the dim and distant past is shown in the account of the Clonmel burning of 1894, when a young wife, who was thought to be a 'changeling' was thrown into the fireplace and burned by her husband and other relations. In fact, in 1961, week-end trippers in Island Magee accidentally discovered articles used in the Black Mass hidden in a cave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick F. Byrne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781179999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781179994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mercier Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.37w x 0.17d","brand":"Patrick F. Byrne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440605671679,"sku":"9781781179994","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af74b5e5-66ba-457e-aeb3-48598a426570.jpg?v=1777183568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/witchcraft-in-ireland-patrick-f-byrne-9781781179994","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}