Terror Talks: Witch! The Horrors of Ireland's Witch Hunts (Walpurgis Night)
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WHAT'S UP, WITCHES?
Join dark historian Andrew Johnston of Alternative Ulstours on Walpurgis Night (the traditional European spring festival to ward off evil spirits with noise and fire) for an illustrated Terror Talk documenting Ireland's grim record of witch hunts and witch trials.
Andrew will conjure tales of persecution of 'wise-women' and 'demoniacs' spanning more than 500 years, from the burning at the stake of Petronilla de Meath in 1324 to Ireland's so-called 'last witch', Bridget Cleary, murdered by her husband in 1895.
Hear in gory detail about the harsh Witchcraft Acts and the brutal mob justice that tormented a land riven by religious difference and social change. Hark back to when Paganism and Christianity coexisted uneasily in a forbidding brew of fear and mistrust.
The talk will feature a full account of the Islandmagee witch trials of 1711, including fresh revelations. This infamous episode of alleged demonic possession in a remote Presbyterian community remains terrifying and controversial even today.
So, come along to the iconic Sunflower Public House, buy a drink, pull up a seat and fall under the spell of Alternative Ulstours!
Doors open:
7.00pm
Running time:
2 hours including interval
Please note:
• Unreserved seating
• Full bar
• Strictly 18+
• Dog-friendly
Join dark historian Andrew Johnston of Alternative Ulstours on Walpurgis Night (the traditional European spring festival to ward off evil spirits with noise and fire) for an illustrated Terror Talk documenting Ireland's grim record of witch hunts and witch trials.
Andrew will conjure tales of persecution of 'wise-women' and 'demoniacs' spanning more than 500 years, from the burning at the stake of Petronilla de Meath in 1324 to Ireland's so-called 'last witch', Bridget Cleary, murdered by her husband in 1895.
Hear in gory detail about the harsh Witchcraft Acts and the brutal mob justice that tormented a land riven by religious difference and social change. Hark back to when Paganism and Christianity coexisted uneasily in a forbidding brew of fear and mistrust.
The talk will feature a full account of the Islandmagee witch trials of 1711, including fresh revelations. This infamous episode of alleged demonic possession in a remote Presbyterian community remains terrifying and controversial even today.
So, come along to the iconic Sunflower Public House, buy a drink, pull up a seat and fall under the spell of Alternative Ulstours!
Doors open:
7.00pm
Running time:
2 hours including interval
Please note:
• Unreserved seating
• Full bar
• Strictly 18+
• Dog-friendly
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Where is it happening?
Sunflower Public House & Live Music, 65 North Street, Belfast, BT1 2, United Kingdom
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