Annie Palmer

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Annie Palmer is a legendary figure in Jamaican folklore, often depicted as the cruel and ghostly "White Witch" said to haunt the Rose Hall Great House in Montego Bay.

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Annie Palmer canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural icon ⓘ
folklore character ⓘ
ghost ⓘ
legendary figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs White Witch ⓘ
White Witch of Rose Hall ⓘ
associatedWith Montego Bay ⓘ
Rose Hall Great House ⓘ
linked to: Rose Hall

Saint James Parish, Jamaica ⓘ
obeah ⓘ
voodoo ⓘ
witchcraft ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Jamaica ⓘ
culturalRole iconic Jamaican ghost ⓘ
symbol of colonial cruelty ⓘ
describedAs cruel ⓘ
ghostly ⓘ
sadistic ⓘ
featuredIn Jamaican folklore books ⓘ
Rose Hall tourist tours ⓘ
novels inspired by Rose Hall legend ⓘ
songs about Rose Hall ⓘ
hasHusbandInLegend first husband ⓘ
second husband ⓘ
third husband ⓘ
hasTheme revenge ⓘ
slavery ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ
haunts Rose Hall Great House ⓘ
linked to: Rose Hall
influences Jamaican ghost stories ⓘ
Jamaican popular culture ⓘ
killsInLegend enslaved people ⓘ
her husbands ⓘ
languageOfTradition English ⓘ
legendaryStatus possibly based on or conflated with real historical figures ⓘ
mythVsHistory no strong historical evidence for the legendary narrative ⓘ
notableFor cruel treatment of enslaved people in legend ⓘ
haunting Rose Hall after death ⓘ
murder of husbands in legend ⓘ
occupationInLegend plantation owner ⓘ
slave owner ⓘ
partOf Jamaican folklore ⓘ
regionOfFolklore Caribbean ⓘ
Jamaica ⓘ
roleInMythology evil plantation mistress ⓘ
haunting spirit ⓘ
settingOfLegend Rose Hall plantation ⓘ
linked to: Rose Hall
timePeriodInLegend early 19th century ⓘ
tourismRole central figure in Rose Hall haunted house narrative ⓘ

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Rose Hall → associatedWith → Annie Palmer ⓘ