Margaret Inequane
Margaret Inequane also called Margaret Ine Quane[1] and Margaret Quaine (died 1617) was a Manx woman who was executed for witchcraft.
She was accused of witchcraft with her ten-year-old son John Cubon. She was accused of using a fertility spell to secure a good crop. Her son was convicted of having 'witches blood' by virtue of being her son. She was judged guilty of witchcraft. Her conviction also meant a conviction of her son.
She and her son was executed for witchcraft in Castletown at Isle of Man in 1617.[2] They are stated to have been executed by burning, which was not otherwise a common method of execution for witchcraft in England.
She is known as the only woman confirmed to have been executed for witchcraft on the Isle of Man, [3] and together with her son, one of only two people confirmed to have been executed for witchcraft on the island.
Legacy
[edit]Her case was portrayed in the 2013 film Solace in Wicca.
References
[edit]- ^ Margaret Killip. The Folklore of the Isle of Man. Rowman and Littlefield, 1976
- ^ Howard, Michael (2010-09-08). Modern Wicca: A History From Gerald Gardner to the Present. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-7387-2288-7.
- ^ Matthew Richardson The Isle of Man: Stone Age to Swinging Sixties