Phenomná

In episode two we're looking at Petronella De Meath, the first woman to be burnt at the stake in Ireland for witchcraft. This is despite the fact that witchcraft was not yet a crime in Ireland.

Sources/ Further Reading

Historic Kilkenny: Petronella De Meath

RAI Dictionary of Irish Biography: Alice Kytler

The Journal: Alice Kytler Witch of Kilkenny

Review Reviewed Work(s): The Templars, the Witch, and the Wild Irish: Vengeance and Heresy in Medieval Ireland by Maeve Brigid Callan Review by: Yvonne Seale Source: Eolas: The Journal of the American Society of Irish Medieval Studies , Vol. 9 (2016), pp. 97-99 Published by: American Society of Irish Medieval Studies

The Sorcery Trial of Alice Kyteler Author(s): Bernadette Williams Source: History Ireland, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Winter, 1994), pp. 20-24 Published by: Wordwell Ltd.

The First Execution for Witchcraft in Ireland Author(s): William Renwick Riddell Source: Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 7, No. 6 (Mar., 1917), pp. 828-837 Published by: Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Kilkenny Past and Present Author(s): John Bradley Source: Irish Arts Review (2002-), Vol. 25, No. 2 (Summer, 2008), pp. 108-113 Published by: Irish Arts Review

Seymour, S. J. D. (1913). Irish witchcraft and demonology

In episode one we're looking at Florence Newton, the Witch of Youghal. Her arrest and subsequent witch trial in the 17th century is considered one of the best examples of an Irish witch trial.

Sources/ Further Reading

Seymour, S. J. D. (1913). Irish witchcraft and demonology. Ireland:

Irish Examiner: Florence Newton - the woman at the centre of one of Ireland’s greatest witch trials

CRY104FM Community Radio Youghal: Vagabones by Raymond Deane

Buzzfeed: How witchcraft became a brand

Celtic Druid: Florence Newton. The Witch of Youghal 1661.

Irish Times: Witchipedia: Ireland’s most famous witches