An Diabhal Inti

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11:25 PM to 11:55 PM

Tuesday 8 July

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Ireland's only mass witch trial took place in Islandmagee in 1711 when eight women and one man were accused of 'bewitching' a young maid called Mary Dunbar. Ulster Scots settlers believed that the Devil walked the earth, often taking the form of a woman. The accused women are widows or of diabolical appearance, who smoke and drink and are considered to be aggressive and argumentative for defending themselves. In Irish