Meaning of Dullaghan | Babel Free

Definitions

A surname from Irish.

Examples

“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 ...”

“"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 daylight, but on a stormy winter's afternoon,[…]”

“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?”

“They 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, fire-breathing black dullaghans, ...”

“The Pooka, who appeared in the shape of a horse, and whom Shakespeare has adapted as “Puck,” was a goblin who combined “horseplay” with viciousness. The dullaghan was a churchyard demon whose head was of a movable kind, ...”

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