RTÉ Archives | Society | The Burning Of Bridget Cleary
Bridget Cleary was killed by her husband who believed she was a witch or possessed by a fairy changeling. The story of the torture and murder of Bridget Cleary in Tipperary in 1895 by her husband, who believed her to be a witch or possessed by a fairy changeling,is the subject of Joe Ambrose’s novel 'Loves Dark Light'. It is also the inspiration behind the concept album ‘Tryal’ by The Host, a band featuring members of Horslips, Eamon Carr, Johnny Fean and Charles O’Connor. Joe Ambrose describes 26 year old Bridget Cleary as a typical peasant housewife from the Victorian era. Following...
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