A plaque has been unveiled in Northern Ireland to commemorate the last witch trial to take place on the island of Ireland, in 1711. At a trial in a Carrickfergus courthouse in County Antrim, eight ...
It is a centuries-old gruesome tale of fear, horror, injustice and alleged witchcraft in County Antrim. The infamous Islandmagee witch trials of 1711 have been given a very modern make-over in a ...
IN PRE-CHRISTIAN Ireland, four festivals celebrated the changing seasons: Imbolc signalled the beginning of spring and is now celebrated as St Brigid’s Day, Bealtaine marked the start of summer and ...