McKirdy,Lachlan
Case Reference: C/EGD/2400
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/EGD/2400 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Lachlan McKirdy |
| Case Start Date | 24/6/1649 |
| Case Date | 25/12/1649 |
| Common Name | McKirdy,Lachlan |
|---|
Characterisation
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | — | ✓ |
| White Magic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Elphane/Fairyland | — |
|---|---|
| Food/Drink | — |
| Verbal Formulae | — |
| Ritual Acts | ✓ |
| Familiars | — |
| Shape Changing | — |
|---|---|
| Dreams/Visions | — |
| Unorthodox Religious Practice | — |
| Sympathetic Magic | — |
| Riding Dead | — |
Notes: This involved a group of people turning the riddle - sieve- for good luck and prophecy. One of them said it was to get silver. The kirk session were concerned but did not imply that it was witchcraft.
Ritual Objects
- Sieve
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kingarth Kirk Session records | CH2/219/1, ff. 12-16. | See also H Paton 'Kingarth Parish Records' Edinburgh, 1932, pp. 12, 13 & 15. The project did not check Larner's reference to this printed secondary source as part of the research. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1638 | No |