(Part 2/2) Anthony returns to his hometown of Kilkenny to conclude the tale of the first person to be executed for witchcraft in Ireland. Set 700 years ago in 1324, this is the story of a successful business woman called Alice Kyteler, her servant Petronilla de Meath, and a Bishop hell bent on their destruction.
Anthony Delaney tells Maddy Pelling the story.
Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick and Charlotte Long.
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