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Sketches of the Bridget Cleary case in 'The Daily Graphic', 30 March 1895 (engraving)

Sketches of the Bridget Cleary case in 'The Daily Graphic', 30 March 1895 (engraving)
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Sketches of the Bridget Cleary case in 'The Daily Graphic', 30 March 1895 (engraving)
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British School, (19th century) / British
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British Library, London, UK
Medium
engraving
Date
1895 AD (C19th AD)
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Bridget Cleary (Irish: Bríd Ní Chléirigh) was an Irish woman killed by her husband in 1895. Her death is notable for several peculiarities: the stated motive for the crime was her husband's belief that she had been abducted by fairies with a changeling left in her place; he claimed to have slain only the changeling. The gruesome nature of the case — she was either immolated while still alive or set on fire immediately following her death — prompted extensive press coverage. The trial was closely followed by newspapers in both Ireland and Britain. As one reviewer commented, nobody, with the possible exception of the presiding judge, thought it was an ordinary murder case.

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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witchcraft / occult science / ireland / cottage / criminal / story / crime / 19th century / newspaper / irish / article / scene / daily graphic / Bridget Cleary

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