DULLAHAN

Updated 05-May-2020.

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How tales of the headless horseman came from Celtic mythology: The Dullahan was a malevolent harbinger who demanded blood sacrifice in the form of decapitation

The Dullahan of Celtic Mythology – The Irish Place: The Dullahan, also known as the mythological Headless Horseman is said to be the embodiment of the Celtic God Crom Dubh. His is the story of a headless rider who roams the lands of Ireland looking for victims whose lives he intends to take.

Fairy legends and traditions of the South of Ireland : Croker, Thomas Crofton, 1798-1854 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive: The shefro.–The cluricaune.–The banshee.–The phooka.–Thierna na oge.–The merrow.–The dullahan.–The firdarig.–Treasure legends.–Rocks and stones

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: the dullahan or Dullaghan (Irish: dlachán, ) (also called Gan Ceann, meaning “without a head” in Irish) is a type of fairy in the dullahan is believed to use the spine of a human corpse for a whip . the ancient Irish believed that where it stops riding, a person is due to die . golden objects can force the Dull Japanese young adult media portraying ‘Dullahans’ with traits not associated with original Irish folklore, such as wearing plate armor . light novel and anime series, it features a Dullan named Celty Dullahan Website How tales of the headless horseman came from Celtic mythology, via the Irish Times, Wed, Oct 23, 2019.