Possessed By the Devil: The Real History of the Islandmagee Witches and Irelands only Mass Witchcraft Trial

About Dr Andrew Sneddon

Dr Andrew Sneddon (BA Hons MLitt PhD FHEA) is a lecturer in history at the University of Ulster. Originally from Scotland Dr Sneddon pursued his post-graduate and post-doctoral research at the University of St Andrews Lancaster University and Queen's University Belfast. He has also worked as an archivist at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) and taught history at Queen's University Belfast and Glasgow University. Dr Sneddon is the leading expert on the history of Irish witchcraft and magic and has published widely in leading international academic journals as well as edited collections in the fields of British and Irish early modern social medical and political history (c.1550-1800). In addition to presenting papers at academic conferences (both national and international) he gives talks to local community heritage and educational groups and is working with leading practitioners to turn his books into museum exhibitions graphic novels VR apps and video games.