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Showing posts with label Ireland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ireland. Show all posts
Thursday, January 9, 2025
UNIDENTIFIED: January 10, 1924 Limerick, Ireland Baby Jane Doe
On January 10, 1924, an unidentified stillborn baby girl was found at Garryowen Blackboy Pike in Limerick, Ireland. She was buried in Mount St. Lawrence on the 12th.
Friday, December 27, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: December 28, 1924 Coonagh, Ireland John Doe
On December 28, 1924, a man's body was found in the River Shannon at Coonagh, Ireland. He was buried 3 days later in Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery in Limerick.
John Doe was around 40-years-old. He was wearing an ordinary blue coat with British Army trousers., held up by a knot, tied around the waist.SOURCES:
Thursday, May 2, 2024
The Meenybradden Woman
On May 3, 1978 turf cutters in Meenybradden Bod near Ardara, Ireland would find the body of a woman. It was found that the remains were of historical means. Her body would be kept in Dublin's city morgue and stayed in a freezer where the body was damaged. In July 1985 the body would be shipped to the British Museum and examined further.
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Sunday, March 3, 2024
MONSTERS: Dearg Due
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In life, Dearg Due was a woman who was born and raised in Ireland. She was said to be kind and sweet. She even fell in love with a local peasant who was similar as he was kind and handsome. Her father was cruel and greedy. He was lucky his daughter was so beautiful, and that a rich man wanted her. This was a time when arranged marriages were commonplace.
She would then be sold into marriage and separated from her love and her father got richer. Her husband was a cruel older man who would place his hands on her and verbally berate her. Her husband seemed to love doing this to her.
Knowing that she had a lover waiting for her outside he would lock her up in a tower. She was isolated as those she used to know would never see her again after the wedding. She would wait and pray for her love to come and save her, but he never was able to. She would begin to waste away as she refused to eat and drink. This would eventually die from this.She is buried in a small churchyard, near “Strongbow’s Tree,” in the County of Waterford in Southeast Ireland
Her husband and father did not grieve her death. Everyone else grieved her, especially her lover. He would visit the grave every night crying and talking to her. Her husband was said to have remarried quickly after. Her lover was filled with regret and rage at how her life had been ruined.
Dearg Due was also filled with rage. She craved retribution so much that she was able to crawl out of her grave. The first person she visited was in the home she grew up in. She would stand next to her father and watch as he slept. The cruel man would sleep as if his daughter did not have a cruel fate. She would place her lips on his and suck the life out of him.
She would then go to the home she would die in. She would find her husband surrounded by women. He also did not care about what he put her through. The women were fulfilling his lustful desires and she would stand there watching. Rage would fill her and she would throw herself at her husband and draw his life. Her fury was so harsh that not only did she take his last breath but all his blood.
She would meet her love again. Even though his love and rage brought her back to life she did not feel love anymore. She would also make the man a victim of hers.
It said that she only hunts on the night of her death. She then kills men on that night.
Sunday, January 21, 2024
UNIDENTIFIED: January 22, 1924, Limerick, Ireland Doe
On January 22, 1924, a child's body was found in the Clonmacken neighborhood in Limerick, Ireland. they were listed as being found at Clonmacken Bank and may have been found near the River Shannon. The cause of death and gender was not listed.
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Sunday, February 19, 2023
The Kinakinelly Man
In 1952 the body of a man, now known as Kinakinelly Man, was found in a bog in County Galway, Ireland. His remains were found with the bones of a red deer. He was dated to have lived and died between 200–100 BCE.
Sunday, August 21, 2022
MONSTERS: Lock Ness Monster
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Photograph was taken by Robert K. Wilson 1934 |
Kelpies or water horses are creatures of Scotland folklore. They are shape-shifting water spirits that reside in both large and small bodies of water. They will sometimes also assume human form, but with hooves. They are known to prey on humans.
The earliest reported sighting of a beast or Kelpie in Loch Ness was in a biography of Saint Columba, who is credited with bringing Christianity to Scotland. According to Saint Columba On August 22, 565 he had stopped along the shores of Loch Ness on a journey to see the Pictish king. He claimed that there was a man who was swimming in the lake being attacked by a beast. Columba claims he raised a hand invoking God and commanded "Go back with all speed." and thus he saved the man as the beast left.
After April of 1933 sighting, it was the start of what we know as the Loch Ness Monster or Nessie. The sighting was published in a newspaper people began to grow more interested in it. When a couple also claimed to see it, but it was on land crossing shore road it really piqued the interest of the people. By October many British news reporters were sent to Loch Ness. On the radio programs would be interrupted by updates of what was happening at Loch Ness. There was even a £20,000 or $25948 reward for the capture of the beast.
Tons of tourists were even coming to Loch Ness to catch a glimpse of the monster that resided in it. Many of the people that came were boy scouts and outdoorsmen who would sit in boats or in deck chairs so that they could see the beast.
In December of that year, London Daily Mail hired actor, director, and big-game hunter Marmaduke Wetherell to track down the beast. After a few days of being there, Wetherell reported finding fresh footprints of a four-toed animal. This prompted London Daily Mail to carry out the dramatic headline of "The Monster of Loch Ness is Not Legend but Fact."
There was plaster of the so-called footprint of the beast, and it was sent to the Natural History Museum in London. In Jan. of 1934, it was found that the footprints were faked. The plaster footprint was of a hippopotamus foot that was more than likely stuffed. It was the first faked evidence of many for the years to come. This even had also tainted the phenomenon of the Loch Ness Monster and caused people to doubt it was real. It isn't known if Wetherell was the one who tried to pull off this hoax or was just a victim of it.
Even though the hoax of the footprint came out and the popularity of the Loch Ness Monster deflated people still came forward claiming that they had seen it. Many of the witnesses described a large creature with one or more humps much like an overturned boat. Many of the witnesses seemed to be of level-headed people.
On April 19, 1934, Robert K. Wilson a surgeon from London was on a hunting trip near Loch Ness. While he was driving by Loch Ness he saw movement in the water and pulled over to see what it was. By chance, he had a camera with him as he saw a large neck of an animal. So he had taken the picture and then sold it to Daily Mail and it is now one of the most known images of the Loch Ness Monster. It is also believed that this image was also faked.
The most popular theory is that the Loch Ness Monster is a Plesiosaur, a prehistoric aquatic reptile that lived in the warm waters around Scotland 70 million years ago. 65 million years ago they had become extinct as there has been no fossil evidence of them being alive after that time. The Plesiosaur shares many physical aspects with Nessie. People theorize that 12,000 years ago when Loch Ness was solid ice that a Plesiosaur got frozen in it also and survived when being thawed out.
The downside of this theory is that Plesiosaur would not have survived being in ice and being thawed out. It wasn't possible. Another thing is that it lived in warm waters and Loch Ness would be considerably way too cold for the extinct reptile. Also after it was thawed out why would the Loch Ness Monster go to Loch Ness when it had few fish and nutrients after the ice age. Also, the reptile breathed air, so it would have to frequently come up for air constantly and would be seen more often. In that aspect, there would also be more evidence of Nessie if that was true.
This was the beginning of how we see the Loch Ness monster or Nessie as people term it now. Like back then people in the present day's people still go hunting Nessie. Even now people claim to have seen the monster. Scientists also haven't found evidence that neither confirms or denies the Loch Ness Monster.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
The Clonycavan Man
In March of 2003, a body was found in a bog by peat cutters in Clonycavan, County Meath, Ireland . The body belonged to a man between 24 to 40 (believed to be in his 20's) who died between 392 BC to 201 BC. He was 5'2", and had crooked teeth. He had long and styled hair. The front of his hair was shaven, giving him a higher hairline, and the remainder was several inches long which was folded forward and then back, and sported a goatee and mustache. There was hair oil in his hair that consisted of plant oil and pine resins found in France or Spain. He had a rich diet consisting of vegetables, fruits, and protein.
It's believed that he may have been a king that was sacrificed after a bad harvest or another disaster. His death may have been done to please the goddess of fertility. He was likely killed during the warmer months of the year which was indicated by his diet.
He was killed from a blow to the head with a sharp instrument, possibly an axe, and then was hit in the nose, chest, and was disemboweled. His nipples were may have been sliced off or were missing due to decomposition. If his nipples were sliced off, that would possibly mean that he failed kingship or a failed candidate for kingship.
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BBC News Jan. 7, 2006
Sunday, January 9, 2022
The Old Croghan Man
The Old Croghan Man is a bog body found in Croghan Hill, Daingean, County Offaly, Ireland in June 2003. Despite his name, he was believed to be in his early 20's and died between 362 BCE and 175 BCE. From the measurements of his arms, it's believed he was around 6'6". His body indicated he did little to no labor and manicured nails. His lungs had scars which indicated he may have had pleurisy.
He was naked except for an arm ring on his left arm. The arm ring was made from two waterlogged leather, strands of fibers, and four bronze mounts.It's believed that he was a king that was sacrificed for a bad harvest or disaster. At the time of his death kings were blamed and sacrificed for such things. This may have been done to please the gods. He was also in a bog that may have been a lake at one time at the bottom of a hill used for kingship ceremonies.
It's believed he was killed in the winter months as his diet indicated that it was rich in meat. His last meal was wheat and buttermilk, but that may have been because of ritual. He was stabbed in the ribs and there's a cut on his arm indicating he tried to defend himself. It's believed that he died from this stab. He had cuts beneath his nipples and may have been tortured before death. His nipples may have been mutilated because of failed kingship or failed candidate for kingship. He would be dismembered and beheaded. Hazel ropes were passed through his arms before he was buried in the bog.
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BBC News Jan. 7, 2006
Archeology
Saturday, July 24, 2021
GHOSTS: White Lady of Kinsale
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Charles Fort is a bastion fort with one section of outer wall built in a star fashion finished in 1682. It's located on the water's edge at the of the village of Summer Come on Kinsale harbor in Ireland. It is now a National Monument of Ireland.
At the Charles Fort in the 1600's, there was an officer named Sir Trevor Ashurst. He would meet Wilful Warrender who's father was Govoner Warrender, the commander of Charles Fort. The two would have a whirlwind romance and would soon fall in love and wed. The Governor was actually happy for the young couple. The two would soon marry and on the wedding day would end in tragedy.
On the night that the two had married, they went to take a walk on the grounds of the fort. The two were to spend their wedding night at the fort. Wilful would see some flowers at the base of the battlement. Trevor was going to go get them, but an on-duty sentry offered to get them instead. Trevor would ask Wilful to wait for him in their room, and he would take the sentry's post so the flowers could be retrieved.
The sentry would not return quickly and because the groom was tired from the day's festivities he fell asleep at the post. Wilful's father went on his nightly inspections. He was known as strict and had a reputation for enforcing strict military codes. When he would stumble across a sentry, who he didn't know at the time was his son-in-law, leaning against the wall seemingly asleep. He called out to the sentry several times and when he got no answer he shot him through the heart.
This was when he realized that it was not any sentry, but his son-in-law. He would be filled with sorrow and regret. Wilful would soon after find out what her father did to her groom. She would be grief-stricken and would take her own life that night. She would jump from one of the ramparts into the icy waters below. Her father knew that he killed his son-in-law leading to his daughter's suicide. After his daughter's suicide, he would take his own life by shooting himself.
Other versions state after realizing he killed Trevor that he threw jumped the ramparts right after killing him. That Wilful found them both dead and jumped into the icy waters after losing two very important people in her life.
What is known in the tale is that three lives would tragically end on what was supposed to be a joyous day.
It is said that Wilful who is known as The White Lady of Kinsale haunts the area. She is typically seen in her wedding dress. She usually is a kind but sorrowful spirit people in and around Charles Fort are said to have seen her. In particular, she is seen by or near children as if she's keeping an eye on them. Now she did have a mean streak and was known to push soldiers mostly captains down the stairs.
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