Mysterious Britain & Ireland

Country and County: Republic of Ireland

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Fairies / Folklore / Irish Fairies

Banshee

The Banshee is most commonly visualised as a female spirit who wails in the night to foretell disaster, either to an individual family or more generally. The tradition is the strongest in Ireland but many places with Celtic survivals have a variant of the Banshee.

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Festivals / March

Sheellah’s Day

March 18 – Sheellah’s Day is an Irish festival in honour of Sheelah-na-gig.

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Fairies / Folklore / Irish Fairies / Scottish Fairies

Fachan

The Fachan (Fechan or Fachin or Peg Leg Jack) is a found in Scots-Irish Folklore. A Fachan’s appearance is so terrible it was known to cause heart attacks. It has one eye, one leg, one withered arm coming out of it’s chest and a mane of black feathers.

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Fairies / Folklore / Irish Fairies

Aughisky

These are the water horses of Ireland and are similar to the Each Uisge and Cabyll-Ushtey. They gallop out of the crashing waves up onto the shore, venturing inland. They are supposed to make excellent mounts for whoever can catch one but riding a Aughisky is not without risk.

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ASSAP / Featured Group

ASSAP: The Association for the Scientific Study of Anomolous Phenomena

The Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena (ASSAP) has been investigating the weird seriously (and the seriously weird) since 1981. Our main aims are paranormal research and education. Anomalous phenomena include psychic phenomena, UFOs, Forteana and earth mysteries.

UFO Sightings / UFOs

Cloera, Ireland/Gravesend, Kent/Bristol UFO (1211AD)

In 1211AD Gervase of Tilbury recorded a strange event in the borough of Clorea in Ireland. During a Sunday Mass at the church of St Kinarus in the borough of Cloera, an anchor was seen to descend from the sky and hook on to the church door.