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St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) Seymour
1880–1950
An Irish clergyman and historian with a taste for the strange, he is best remembered for exploring Ireland’s folklore, ghost stories, witchcraft traditions, and religious history. His work blends antiquarian research with a genuine curiosity about the supernatural side of Irish culture.
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Irish Witchcraft and Demonology
by St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) Seymour
About the author
Born in County Limerick in 1880, he became an Irish Anglican priest and later served as Archdeacon of Cashel and Archdeacon of Emly. Alongside his church career, he built a reputation as a careful and wide-ranging historian, and he was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy.
His writing ranged across ecclesiastical history, local history, and literary subjects, but many readers know him best for books on Irish witchcraft, demonology, hauntings, and folklore. That mix of scholarship and fascination with unusual beliefs gave his work a distinctive place in early 20th-century Irish writing.
He died in 1950. Reliable sources confirm his importance as both a churchman and a historian, but I could not confirm a suitable portrait image from the pages I checked, so no profile image is included here.