Laws against Witchcraft were enacted in Britain and Ireland.
https://archives.blog.parliament.uk/2020/10/28/which-witchcraft-act-is-which/
These were removed by the Witchcraft Act 1735, after pushback against superstition by intellectuals such as Hans Sloan & later Bishop of Down & Conor, Francis Hutchinson
https://www.irishphilosophy.com/2014/10/31/essay-concerning-witchcraft/