The fairy wife
Bridget Cleary: A wife, a seamstress, an egg-seller, and possible fairy? In this episode of Thick & Thin, we lean a bit on the darker side to discuss Ireland's deeply-rooted fear of the two-winged mythological creature—the fairy. // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: Bourke, Angela. The Burning of Bridget Cleary. New York: Penguin, 2001. https://vagabondtoursofireland.com/fairy-ireland-irish-mythology https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/04/22/102455570.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/07/06/102516444.pdf https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/539793/bizarre-death-bridget-cleary-irish-fairy-wife https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/ireland-fairy-forts https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/exploring-irish-mythology-changelings-170347 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices