No Knocks on the Door at Halloween
For all those years, like the Grinch I was When all dressed up they’d be seen Going door to door looking for …
Fireside Tales Told at Halloween
Stories of North Longford families, Of folk then dead and gone – Were told to me when I was young By those …
There Wont Be A Word About Us
Mam and Dad had a wistful saying: “Forty years from now, there wont be a word about us…” rueing the passing of life and death… We always think it wont be so, but maybe it is truer than we care to admit and is true of us all…
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 …
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 …
Vampire Killed By Love
I have a friend who is big into all Vampire stories, and we were discussing the saying about who loves the flower …
Willie Rimes and the Ghost of a Girl
Willie was drinking – as he always does – all day in the bar He saw a fine looking girl eyeing him …
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 …
The Cold Time, Between New Years
” Between the New Years, of the Druid, and of Rome, Evergreen garlands decorate the homes still, The spirit of the faith …
The Banshee
I hear the cries of sorrow in the cold night air I know not if they come for here ! or there? …
Samhain – Celtic New Year
From the other side they come To look after those that to them are dear The Spirits from the Otherworld At the …