The Changling: The Bridget Cleary Murder

About this episode

This episode discusses the Irish folklore of changlings and the murder of Bridget Cleary by her husband who believed she was a changling.

Come with us on this episode of the Two Scaredy Cats as we talk about the Irish Folklore surrounding changlings. In Irish folklore changlings were said to look like the person they replaced (most being children). A fairy substitute would be left behind while the human was taken to the Otherworld. Join us as we talk about the case of the Bridget Cleary murder. Bridget was only 26 yrs old when she died by her husband hands because he thought she was a changling. Ma...

People in this episode

Hosts: Stacie Combs, Kara Bischoff

Topics covered

• Irish Folklore
• Changlings
• Murder
• Fairy Tales
• History

Keywords

• changling
• Bridget Cleary
• Irish folklore
• murder
• fairy
• Otherworld

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