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Butters, Mary [called the Carnmoney Witch]

(fl. 1807–1839)

Anne O'Dowd

https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/52693

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Butters, Mary [called the Carnmoney Witch] (fl. 1807–1839), accused murderer, achieved fame and notoriety on an August night in 1807 when she attempted to work a charm to return the butter to the milk of a cow belonging to a tailor by the name of ...

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date: 07 March 2021

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