Bridget Ellen "Biddy" Early (née O'Connor or Connors; 1798 – 1874) was a traditional Irish herbalist and bean-feasa ("seer, wisewoman") who helped her neighbours. When she acted against the wishes of the local tenant farmer landlords and Catholic priests she was falsely accused of witchcraft.
Bridget Ellen "Biddy" Early (née O'Connor or Connors; 1798 – 1874) was a traditional Irish herbalist and bean-feasa ("seer, wisewoman") who helped her neighbours. When she acted against the wishes of the local tenant farmer landlords and Catholic priests she was falsely accused of witchcraft.
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