In the second adventure for Tasper, he visits his cousin in the countryside and encounters the mysterious highwayman Hugh Rua. Is it true that Rua's spirit rides again? Has the phantom any connection with the smuggling in the mountains? In Phantom Highwayman, Tom McCaughren spins a tale of advent...
The story of the water-horses is part of the folklore of the west of Ireland. However, on my visits to the west with my wife and daughters, I could never find Lough Afoor, or indeed, anyone who knew where it was, until one day we visited Clonboo Riding School. Clonboo is o...
The nights were still frosty, but there was a slight suggestion of warmth in the sun. The farmers had done much of their ploughing, and that was a good thing. It attracted more wildlife into the fields in search of food, and that in turn gave the foxes greater opportunities to hunt. They might we...