- The Cooneen Ghost The Cooneen Ghost is perhaps one of the most famous ghost stories in Ulster, and indeed Ireland. The story describes how the Murphy family was plagued by a poltergeist at their home near Cooneen in Co. Fermanagh between 1913-1914. The Cooneen Ghost House even featured on the BBC series ‘Northern Ireland’s Greatest Haunts‘. The following […]
- NASA satellite image of gorse fires raging across the north and west of Ireland NASA's MODIS Rapid Response, an emergency response system that provides near real-time satellite "thermal anomaly" imagery, has captured this image of gorse fires raging across parts of the north and west of Ireland. The image was taken yesterday afternoon as strong winds and prolonged recent dry spells have driven gorse, bog, and forest fires "out of control" in Donegal, Down, Galway, Mayo and parts of Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone.