(Sort of) The Story
(Sort of) The Story
10. (Sort of) Off Topic: Bridget Cleary, the Fairy Wife
Trigger Warnings for murder and domestic violence.
In 1895, Bridget Cleary was a happily married, fashionably dressed, well-respected woman in rural Ireland. She made extra money for her family by working as a seamstress and delivering eggs, and she loved fairy stories. And then one day, Bridget found herself living in one of those stories. But unlike a fairytale, in real life the stakes are much, much more dire.
Today, Janey is going to tell Max (and Alex!) the harrowing tale of the real-life murder of Bridget Cleary, whose husband became convinced she as a changeling.
Source:
- The Bizarre Death of Bridget Cleary, the Irish “Fairy Wife”, by Maria J. Pérez Cuervo (for Mental Floss)
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