This talk will introduce listeners to the links between women and magic in Irish history and how women may have used ritual/spells
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The Magickal Women Ireland
A look at how women have engaged in (or been rumored to have engaged in) magical practices over thousands of years in Ireland. Ranging across time from the battle queens of mythology to the nineteenth century wise woman and healer Biddy Early this talk will introduce listeners to the links between women and magic in Irish history and how women may have used ritual/spells and material goods to affect the world around them. Gillian will talk about various aspects of Irish women’s magic including
1. Protective magic
2. Cursing in Irish practice
3. The belief in the evil eye
4. Love magic and magic to control fertility and birth
5. The Christianisation of magical practice
6. Imported magical beliefs
Bio
Dr. Gillian Kenny is an Hon Research Associate at the Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies in Trinity College Dublin. Her specialism is women’s lives in medieval and early modern Ireland and Europe. She is also interested in the lives of those considered outsiders in the medieval world and is currently researching that topic. She has taught in both UCD and TCD and has published extensively on women’s history. She has also appeared in and written on various historical topics on TV/podcasts and in newspapers/magazines.
Twitter – @medievalgill
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