On the streets of medieval Dublin stood the exquisite mansion of Dame Alice Kyteler. Daughter of a prominent merchant, Alice was a prosperous businesswoman known for her charisma and charm, but beneath this charming façade she bore a sinister secret. Dame Alice was the first person in Ireland to be condemned as a witch, resulting in a trial that left a chilling echo in the folk tales of the area. Alice married four times, each husband dying under suspicious and mysterious circumstances, leaving her with greater wealth. Rumours started to circulate around Dublin about Alice’s strange activities at her home— nightly meetings with a suspicious group, bizarre rituals and not to mention, the unusual deaths of her kin. It wasn’t long before these rumours reached the ears of the Church, and Dame Alice Kyteler was accused of witchcraft, heresy and denying the Faith. In 1324, she was found guilty of witchcraft—a verdict that was to see her burned at the stake. But Alice, ever the skillful manipulator, used her charisma, connections, and maybe even some enchantments as they say, to escape, disappearing mysteriously. The house was abandoned, and Alice was never seen or heard from again. Yet, locals tell tales of eerie happenings at the Kyteler’s house. Unearthly lights, chilling draft, and some speak of having spotted Alice’s apparition wandering around. Over time, Alice’s grand mansion fell into ruin, but the stories of her life, trial and alleged witchery lived on, whispers woven into the local folklore and echoing in the narrow lanes of Kilkenny, a grim reminder of Ireland’s first witch trial.