ghost of a little old woman
ancestor single tradition · 1
The ghost of a little old woman alarmed a newly arrived in Australia, Irish pastoral worker named Dennis Kilker. A ghost of the same description, (which may have been a Cailleach, or Washer at the Ford also known as a Bean Nighe, given the Celtic mythological elements in the story), was also reported by a tourist named Ryan who passed through the area in the 1960s.
When
- Attested period
- 1960 – 1960
- Historical notes
- Reported by a tourist named Ryan in the 1960s.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- bean-nighe, Cailleach, Washer at the Ford
- co occurs with
- will-o'-the-wisp, ghosts, ghost of Kimo Hill, Mirriyolla Dog, djirri djirris, Craypton, Min Min light
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“told of the ghost of a little old woman that alarmed a newly arrived in Australia, Irish pastoral worker named Dennis Kilker. A ghost of the same description, (which may have been a Cailleach, or Washer at the Ford also known as a Bean Nighe, given the Celtic mythological elements in the story), was also reported by a tourist named Ryan who passed through the area in the 1960s.”
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