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Dame Alice Kyteler

Kilkenny

Ireland's first recorded witch trial, and the inn she ran still pours pints.

Alice Kyteler was a wealthy moneylender who had outlived four husbands. In 1324 the Bishop of Ossory accused her of witchcraft, sacrificing animals to a demon and poisoning her husbands.

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When
1324
Where
52.6510, -7.2540
Group
Witches & witch trials

Visiting

Kyteler's Inn on St Kieran's Street is a working pub.

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