Examining folkloric, paranormal & cryptozoological locations in the UK and beyond
Location: Aghacashlaun (County Leitrim) - Corargeen (fort)
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The fairies which lived at this fort were said to have borrowed a man's hatchet to make a coffin for a neighbour's child two weeks prior to his death.
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Needs Review
First added: 2011-04-28
Last updated: 2011-04-28
ID: #10375
A herd of ghostly cows.
Location: Annadale (County Leitrim) - Road in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Likely to be nineteenth century
Further Comments: A herd of phantom cattle was once said to walk around this area at night. The location was also home to a Puca which leapt upon a local man's back - he managed to stab the entity with a penknife and throw it to the ground. When he returned to the scene the following day, he found a wooden log with a knife-sized hole along one side.
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Needs Review
First added: 2011-04-28
Last updated: 2011-04-28
ID: #10373
Location: Ballyconnell (County Leitrim) - Rocks close to Dara Fort
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2009
Further Comments: The area surrounding two circular rocks with a third placed on top is reputedly haunted.
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User Submission
First added: 2017-05-14
Last updated: 2017-05-14
ID: #12479
Location: Glenade (County Leitrim) - Unidentified house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Sometime between 1960-2008
Further Comments: The ghostly Green Lady that famously haunts a location in Ballyshannon was seen looking from a top floor window in a house in this area. The entity wore Victorian clothing.
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User Submission
First added: 2022-05-19
Last updated: 2022-05-19
ID: #14512
The lough ran red with blood.
Location: Kiltubrid (County Leitrim) - Lough Caogh (aka Blind Lake)
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A lad working on the fields near the lough spotted a stray pony and tied it to his harrow (a large rake). Unbeknown to the boy, the pony was in fact a water horse - the creature bolted to the lough, taking the lad with him. The lad's screams brought people running to the area, but it was too late - the lough was red with the boy's blood.
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Historical Record
First added: 2011-03-27
Last updated: 2011-03-27
ID: #10249
Location: Lough Allen (Aillionn) (County Leitrim) - Waters of the lough
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The lough is said to be home to a water monster, although no further information is available. One local folktale says the lough was created when a mortal left the cover off a fairy well, submerging a village.
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Published Media
First added: 2011-03-27
Last updated: 2025-03-25
ID: #10246
Location: Lough Bran (or Brin) (County Leitrim) - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: McCool's hunting dog, Bran, drowned in this body of water - the area was named after the faithful hound. Bran's ghost now haunts the lake.
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Historical Record
First added: 2005-04-11
Last updated: 2005-04-11
ID: #6075
Location: Lough Bran (or Brin) (County Leitrim) - Waters of the Lough
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: 1940
Further Comments: Stories of this creature date back many years, though the description varies considerably. The more recent sightings imply the monster to be a giant eel, greater than four metres in length.
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Historical Record
First added: 2005-04-11
Last updated: 2005-04-11
ID: #6073
Location: Sliabh An Iarainn (County Leitrim) - Unknown stone at base of mountain
Type: Curse
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: At the base of the Iron Mountain is a magical stone (fear gorta) said to create an insatiable appetite on any who stands upon it.
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Needs Review
First added: 2011-04-28
Last updated: 2026-04-26
ID: #10372