Fairies / Folklore / Folktales / Irish Fairies / Irish Folktales / Mermaids
by Ian · Published September 26, 2013 · Last modified December 15, 2022
The freshwater Lough Neagh covers an area of 151 square miles and is Northern Ireland’s largest lake. There are a few legends associated with Lough Neagh and its formation. The following account entitled ‘This is the Death of Eochaidh son of Mairid’ is from the Book of the Dun Cow, Translated by Standish Hayes O’Grad (1892).
Anniversary Ghosts / Apparitions / Black Dogs / Book Review / Ghost Stories / Haunted Hotels / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings / Photographed Ghosts / Poltergiests / Review
by Ian · Published July 4, 2012 · Last modified October 14, 2018
Peter Underwood, a world renowned expert on the paranormal, has published a new book focussing on Irish Ghosts. I had great hopes for this book having owned a copy of his 1973 book Gazetteer of Scottish & Irish Ghosts for a number of years, and I’m pleased to say I’ve not being disappointed.
Ancient Sites / Devil / Early Christianity / Folklore / Legends / UFO Abductions / UFOs / Wells
by Ian · Published July 16, 2009 · Last modified December 11, 2018
St Patrick’s Chair and Well (also known as the Druids Chair and Well or St Brigid’s Well or St Brigit’s Well) lies within Altadeven Wood, not far from the Ulster Way footpath. The chair is a huge 2m high stone block, shaped like a throne.
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