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Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana of Tyrone

Wailing Man

Location: Strabane (County Tyrone) - Rail station, engine shed (track no longer exists)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1950s?
Further Comments: Four workers at the yard heard wailing, cries and loud bangs in one of the sheds. When the men investigated, they encountered a shadowy figure which glared back at them through the darkness. The ghost continued to create a commotion for two hours before vanishing, though it appeared again the following night to three of the men.

Source: Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2005-06-09   Last updated: 2005-06-09   ID: #6336

Last Wolf

Location: Trillick (County Tyrone) - Forest and mountain in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A phantom white wolf, thought to have been the last one killed in the area, haunts the mountain where she was born. The creature has reportedly been seen leaping out at a car as it passed some bushes and also observed by a family out picnicking.

Source: User Submission
First added: 2011-01-02   Last updated: 2011-01-02   ID: #10114

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