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The Burning of Bridget Cleary: Superstition and Murder in Victorian Ireland
In 1895, a young woman named Bridget Cleary was burned to death by her own husband and family in rural County Tipperary. This episode explores the bizarre and tragic case, which gripped Victorian Ireland and Britain. Lucas and Luna delve into the folk beliefs that led her family to believe she was a changeling—a fairy substitute—and the desperate, violent rites they performed to 'cure' her. They examine the role of the fairy doctor, the tensions between old rural traditions and modernizing forces, and the sensational trial that followed. The case became a lightning rod for debates…
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