Possessed by the devil: the real history of the Islandmagee witches and Ireland’s only mass witchcraft trial

Andrew Sneddon (The History Press Ireland, €16.99) ISBN 9781845887452 In late 1710 Ann Haltridge of Islandmagee began to be haunted in a variety of ways, most notably by a demonic ‘boy’ that threatened her with frightening regularity. She died in February 1711 after a catalogue of sinister incidents, and in the aftermath of her death ... Read more

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