EPISODE · Oct 31, 2025 · 43 MIN
The Burning of Bridget Cleary
from Lost songs of Ireland Podcast
Discussing the awful murder of Bridget Cleary known as the last woman burned as a with in Ireland in 1895. Told alongside court records, newspaper articles, songs and poems written around the time. Including the ballad The Witchcraft Murder, a woman roasted alive in Country Tipperary composed by Bridget Healy recorded for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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