The Devil's in Her

2022-03-08 0

Set against the backdrop of the great European witch hunts spanning two centuries and reaching across the Atlantic as far as America the six-part series offers a unique lens into the social, political and religious conditions that resulted in one of the greatest 'otherings' in human history.

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First Aired

2022-03-08
Last Aired

2022-04-12
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Seasons

1
Episodes

6
Status

Ended
Language

Gaeilge
Network

TG4

Keywords:

witch ireland witchcraft irish history documentary history

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Season 1

1. Witch of Youghal

Episode One tells the story of two women in Ireland accused of being in league with the devil, persecu...More

Episode One tells the story of two women in Ireland accused of being in league with the devil, persecuted and branded as 'witches'. Alice Kyteler and Florence Newton aka the 'Witch of Youghal'.Less

26mins 2022-03-08

2. Goody Glover

'Goody' Glover is accused of being a witch after denying an accusation of theft. Hung on Boston Common...More

'Goody' Glover is accused of being a witch after denying an accusation of theft. Hung on Boston Commons, her public trial was a warning to all women who spoke out.Less

26mins 2022-03-15

3. Antrim Woman

In Scotland, five times as many people, mostly women, were accused of the crime of witchcraft and exec...More

In Scotland, five times as many people, mostly women, were accused of the crime of witchcraft and executed than anywhere else in Europe. As these same beliefs spread to the North of Ireland, it had terrible consequences for a beggar woman in Antrim.Less

26mins 2022-04-02

4. Oileán Mhic Aodha

Scottish settlers arriving in the north of Ireland bring with them a belief in witchcraft that will be...More

Scottish settlers arriving in the north of Ireland bring with them a belief in witchcraft that will bear terrible consequences for eight women and one man who will forever be known as the Islandmagee Witches.Less

26mins 2022-03-29

5. Witch Charn Monaidh

The European witch-hunts were coming to an end and women's knowledge of the supernatural was now being...More

The European witch-hunts were coming to an end and women's knowledge of the supernatural was now being belittled as 'superstitious' nonsense by the church and ruling elite.Less

25mins 2022-04-05

6. Biddy Early

Biddy Early, a bean feasa and a healer, is a powerful symbol of resistance against the culture that pr...More

Biddy Early, a bean feasa and a healer, is a powerful symbol of resistance against the culture that produced the horror of the European witch hunts.Less