"Michael, it's me, can't you see?"
Bridget's bottom lip trembled at the madness.
"The fairies have you!" he screamed as he set fire to his wife's nightgown.
He turned to the others.
“You’ll soon see her go up the chimney.”
He threw the lamp-oil.
Her screams would wake the dead.
Background
What a morbid little tale I hear you say? Well spare a moment for Bridget, as believe it or not this very thing happened to Bridget Cleary in County Tippperary in Ireland in 1895. Her husband Michael believed she had become possessed by a fairy. Perhaps the worst thing about it was that her own family helped to do it.
Initially plying her with all manner of herbal remedies to release the fairy, they eventually burned the poor unfortunate soul believing her to be some sort if witch. Thankfully this is the last recorded occurrence of such madness in Ireland.
The full story can be read here:
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/bridget-cleary-last-witch-burned-in-ireland
This was my entry into @jayna's #fiftywordscontest. This is a great way to get back into writing, hone your writing skills or just try out writing. We are building a super supportive little community here now under the watchful eye of @jayna. I encourage you to give it a go and be sure to check out as many other stories as you can, leave a comment, upvote them if you like what you have read and support each other :o)
This week's prompt was "witch", see@jayna's page for full details.
The picture I used above is not my own and the source is here
Thanks for taking the time to read my little story.
Peace out.
