# S3 EP21 – They're Making A Fairy Of Me

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Podcast: [The History of Ireland](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-ireland-1142644)
Published: 2026-07-18T07:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 889

## Resource

In 1895, Bridget Cleary — young, educated, and a little too stylish for County Tipperary's liking — fell ill with a fever. Within days, her husband and neighbours had convinced themselves she'd been taken by the fairies and a changeling left in her place. What followed was a week of forced "cures," a hot poker, and a fire. Drawing on Angela Bourke's The Burning of Bridget Cleary , this episode traces how a community's belief in the good people curdled into horror — and sets up the trial that would follow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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