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(cid:2) THE TEMPLARS, THE WITCH, AND THE WILD IRISH THE TEMPLARS, n THE WITCH, AND THE WILD IRISH VENGEANCE AND HERESY IN MEDIEVAL IRELAND Maeve Brigid Callan CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS Ithaca Cover photograph: An alder tree grows from the ruins of the Templars’ Loghnehely manor (Templehouse) in County Sligo. Photograph by Maeve Brigid Callan. Copyright © 2015 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 2015 by Cornell University Press Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Callan, Maeve Brigid, 1970– author. The Templars, the witch, and the wild Irish : vengeance and heresy in medieval Ireland / Maeve Brigid Callan. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8014-5313-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Ireland—Church history—600–1500. 2. Trials (Heresy)—Ireland—History—To 1500. 3. Trials (Witchcraft)—Ireland—History—To 1500. I. Title. BR794.C35 2015 282ʹ.41509023—dc23 2014022145 Cornell University Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. Such materials include vegetable-based, low-VOC inks and acid-free papers that are recycled, totally chlorine-free, or partly composed of nonwood fibers. For further information, visit our website at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Seth, Finnian, and Hunter As you well know, heretics have never been found in Ireland; rather, it is customarily called the isle of saints. Now, however, some foreigner comes from England and says we are all heretics and excommunicants, claiming for himself some papal constitutions that we have never heard of before now. And since defamation of this land touches every one of us, you all ought to unite against this man. —Arnold le Poer at the Dublin Parliament, May 1324 (cid:2) Contents Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations xiii Chronology of Key Events xvii Map xxii Introduction 1 1. Heresy Hunting Begins in Ireland: The Trial of the Templars and the Case against Philip de Braybrook 31 2. The Dawn of the Devil- Worshipping Witch 78 3. The Churlish Tramp from England: Richard de Ledrede Tries the Alice Kyteler Case 117 4. Moments of Lucidity Dedicated to Malice: Ledrede’s Continuing Conflicts in the Colony 149 5. The Heresy of Being Irish: Adducc Dubh O’Toole and Two MacConmaras 188 Conclusion 235 Appendix A: The Articles against the Templars in Ireland 243 Appendix B: The Charges against Alice Kyteler and Associates 247 Bibliography 249 Index 273
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