When Ledrede was released from prison he resumed his case against Kyteler and her followers. When Bishop Ledrede tried to have her arrested the tables were turned and Ledrede was thrown in jail. Ledrede beleived Alice Kyteler was not only a witch, but the leader of a coven of witches based in the Kilkenny area.Īlice Kyteler had powerful allies from her four marriages and her successful business. He was a firm believer the devil walked among the people and made it his duty to banish evil. The zealous Bishop of Ossory, Bishop Ledrede, took up the case. Her fourth and final husband, certain Alice was poisoning him, told his children and the church. In 1324 Kilkenny, Ireland witnessed it’s first witchcraft trial and the first execution carried out by burning at the stake.Īlice Kyteler was a popular, beautiful inn keeper who's husbands had a bad habit of dying mysterious deaths. On this year’s Halloween episode we are traveling to the Emerald Isle. It’s Halloween again, the air turns colder, the nights grow darker and spirits roam in the shadows.
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