There are few Irish crimes in the nineteenth century that captured more attention than the murder of Bridget Cleary in Ballyvadlea, near Clonmel, County Tipperary in March 1895. Examinations of the religious, political and sociological attitudes surrounding the case were to uncover Ireland’s attitude towards women, religion and the supernatural, an often sentimentalised aspect of … Continue reading Behind the Scenes: The Murder of Bridget Cleary