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Throughout history it appears that witches thrive in times of social unrest.

A Devil's Mark or Witch's Mark was a blemish such as a mole, skin tag, wart, scar or unhealed area on the body. The mark is said to be physical proof of the Devil's pact with his initiate.

Between the sixteenth and mid eighteenth centuries somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 people in total were accused of witchcraft in Scotland.

Ireland remained largely unaffected by the witch hunts sweeping across Europe