dullaghan
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3ADJ.
against, doubtful, light, rightful
PREP.
in
ADV.
ever
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noun
Alternative form of dullahan.
Ballindolaghan, in the parish of Baslick, Roscommon, must be a horrible place to live in, if the Dullaghan that gave it the name ever shows himself now to the inhabitants. Every one knows that a ghost without a head is [horrible].
There is another gruesome spirit, of the hobgoblin species, who is generally seen without his head—in fact, it is doubtful if the Dullaghan has ever been observed with his cranium properly placed on his body, as be generally carries it ...
name
A surname from Irish.
noun
Alternative form of dullahan.
Ballindollaghan in the parish of Baslick, Roscommon, must be a horrible place to live in, if the dullaghan that gave it the name ever shows himself now to the inhabitants. Every one knows that a ghost without a head is [horrible].
His head is doubtless, as is usual with dullaghans, under his arm, but where are the heads of the four horses?
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6Ballindolaghan, in the parish of Baslick, Roscommon, must be a horrible place to live in, if the Dullaghan that gave it the name ever shows himself now to the inhabitants. Every one knows that a ghost
WiktionaryThere is another gruesome spirit, of the hobgoblin species, who is generally seen without his head—in fact, it is doubtful if the Dullaghan has ever been observed with his cranium properly placed on h
Wiktionary"And, maybe, too, against the Dullaghan." Light broke. This was the local name for the ghost of a suicide who might anticipate the grave's rightful tenant. No Dullaghan was supposed to dare the daylig
WiktionaryBallindollaghan in the parish of Baslick, Roscommon, must be a horrible place to live in, if the dullaghan that gave it the name ever shows himself now to the inhabitants. Every one knows that a ghost
WiktionaryHis head is doubtless, as is usual with dullaghans, under his arm, but where are the heads of the four horses?
WiktionaryThey heard the sound of hooves – big beasts, galloping fast. As the three highwaymen slowly struggled to sit up, one turned and screamed. Coming towards them out of the night were two huge, fierce, fi
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