Witchcraft and Magic in Ireland

Andrew Sneddon is Lecturer in History at Ulster University, UK. He is the author of two previous books and numerous articles on British and Irish history, including witchcraft and magic. He has held research fellowships and awards from Queen's University, Belfast and the Wellcome Trust.

• Contents1. Witchcraft Belief in Early Modern Ireland2. Witchcraft Legislation and Legal Administration in Early Modern Ireland3. Cunning-folk in Early Modern Ireland4. Witchcraft Accusations in Early Modern Ireland5. Witchcraft Trials and Demonic Possession in Early Modern Ireland6. Witchcraft in Modern Ireland: after the Trials7. Cunning-folk in Modern Ireland

“This publication is a very welcome addition to a growing corpus of scholarship on this relatively neglected aspect of Irish social and cultural history. ... On reaching the end of this original, scholarly book, the reader will have gained an excellent, fresh insight into the nature of beliefs about magic and witchcraft in Ireland … . suitable as a textbook for university students and is likely to be the main scholarly work on this subject for several years to come.” (Dr. Mary Ann Lyons, Reviews in History, history.ac.uk, June, 2016)