Islandmagee is a quiet civil parish on the east coast of Northern Ireland.
But in 1711, a newcomer to the area begins to have fits, regurgitates pins and buttons, and suddenly dies.
In the weeks following her death, eight woman and one man are found guilty of witchcraft at a local Courthouse – one man is executed. It was the last witchcraft trial in Ireland.
Olivia Peden speaks to Dr Andrew Sneddon of Ulster University, and Martina Devlin, the author of “The House where it happened” about this mysterious event.
This podcast was originally published in October 2023.
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