The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True StoryThis text offers the story of Bridget Cleary, who in 1895 disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. Some said the fairies had taken her, but then her body was found. Her husband, father, aunt and cousins were arrested and charged, while newspapers attempted to make sense of what had happened. |
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Fairies and Fairy Doctors | 24 |
Reading Sewing Hens and Houses | 39 |
Bridget Cleary Falls III | 55 |
Copyright | |
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