ZOOM TICKET- Simon Young- Mary Doheny: a 19th-century fairy resurrectionist

ZOOM TICKET OPTION- please book before 3pm and the link will be emailed to you then.

This is an in-person event for the audience; Simon will be joining us to deliver his talk from Italy via Zoom. This is such an excellent opportunity to hear Simon speak and to ask him all your questions regarding fairy lore- he has extensive knowledge of this subject! We're expecting some great discussion after his examination of a fascinating case....

In 1864 Mary Doheny a Tipperary ‘fairy woman’ announced that she could resurrect the dead. Mary had discovered that human spirits resided with fairies in the local landscape. You have your doubts? Mary was even able to bring some neighbours face to face with dead family members. For three months, before the local forces of law and order intervened, Mary led negotiations with the good folk...

Simon Young, born just over the county border…