The Well Drawing Mother of a Bishop!
“May you be the mother of a bishop!” An Irish “blessing”, depending on the context of the utterer At the well she …
Jack and Jill – A Horror Story
Jack and Jill went out to kill Vampires they saught to slaughter… But Jack stabbed Jill On top of the Hill… Said …
Lady Christmas on the Moor
You have heard of Father Christmas, even Mrs Christmas his alleged wife… but you will not have heard of Lady Christmas… for …
Soldiers Death Announced By Spirits Unseen
Christmas Eve, House hushed, the lonesome cry echoed through the frosty air It was said to be but an owl by all …
Flickering Candles Foretell Death
A tradition of foretelling a death from North Longford… From the Irish Folklore Commission In days gone by a tradition old Of …
When Its Bad Manners to Say Thanks
The story of a ghost miller on Lough Gownas Inch Island From the Irish Folklore Collection On the waters of Gowna there …
Rattling Buckets Cant Be Seen
A boy, an errand, and a bucket of beer … A drain, a death, and now a ghost does appear … A …
She Loved Not Him Who Her Father Chose
A poem I wrote some years back, on love, a disapproving family, and a tragedy of murder and suicide! which I now …
The Old Bond Store Ghost
ghost tale from Tullamore retold in verse, first told by Walter Burke, former leasee of the bar in the Tullamore Dew Heritage …