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Michael Cleary was tried
for Bridget's murder. The public devoured
the strange tale which newspapers
dubbed The Fairy Trial. Bridget's murder played into the most insidious British
stereotypes of the Irish: that they were savages and incapable
of ruling themselves
for Bridget's murder. The public devoured
the strange tale which newspapers
dubbed The Fairy Trial. Bridget's murder played into the most insidious British
stereotypes of the Irish: that they were savages and incapable
of ruling themselves
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Michael Cleary was tried
for Bridget's murder.
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The public devoured
the strange tale
00:00:11.034 --> 00:00:14.068
which newspapers
dubbed The Fairy Trial.
00:00:19.051 --> 00:00:21.039
Bridget's murder played into
00:00:21.043 --> 00:00:25.014
the most insidious British
stereotypes of the Irish:
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that they were savages
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and incapable
of ruling themselves.
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Movie Summary
Our collective nightmare mythologies are rooted in real-life horror stories.