I received this book today from the Author, Ros Ollin, and I have read it in one sitting.
It is a book of poems inspired by the tragic story of Elspeth McEwan, who was the last woman burned in Galloway as a witch.
The poems are powerful and moving, and I thoroughly recommend folk getting their hands on a copy.
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#Scotland #witchpanics #witchaccused #Galloway #history #injustice
‘Witches’

I dislike the term ‘We are the daughters Of the Witches  You couldn’t burn’. ‘Witches’ are not what you think They aren’t empowered dissenters Torch bearers of Divine Femininity Not women who …

Angela Miller

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Celebrating the historic Women of #Galloway with wee #history #videos , this is the full playlist, so far, from my channel.
From the brilliant Dorothèe Pullinger, #engineer of the first, and only, car for women by women, to the charismatic Elspeth Buchan and her #cult following, plus a few #Queens, a #murder, some #artists and some #WitchAccused, it's still a work in progress!

Galloway Women: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZywkQyl80s43UPYtGR-s8Zm-OR4XZyJt

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Galloway Women

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There are a number of witch stories in our region, but most are more myth than fact. The story of Elspeth McEwen and the Mass Burning in Dumfries are much better documented. You can learn more with this playlist.
#witch #WitchAccused #WitchTrial #history #Galloway #Scotland #video

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZywkQyl80s7cuNl-RGawnqqE4iZleqNi

Witch Trials and the Accused

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