The Dullahan is one of the most interesting Irish legends and is well known in county Down and county Sligo.

The Dullahan is a crazed headless horseman who rides a black fire-breathing horse across the Irish countryside. Wherever the Dullahan stops his horse, a person dies. The dullahan uses a human spine as a whip. His horse sends out sparks and flames from its nostrils.

The Dullahan carries his colourless, hideous, grinning head with him. The glowing head may also be used as a lantern to guide its way through the Irish countryside looking for its victims.

Using his supernatural sight, the Dullahan can see the house of a dying person wherever it is. And a warning to those who try to look for him as all they’ll find is a spit of blood thrown at their faces.

The Dullahan has also been seen driving a black silent coach drawn by six black steeds. It goes at such a speed that it sets road side bushes alight! No one can escape this feared Irish fairy!