Tori Anna McShane on the fairy horse
A two foot fairy horse has been stolen from Carlingford.
The cast-iron pony was swiped from outside a cave at Folklore Park.
Now its owner, local businessman and self-proclaimed leprechaun whisperer Kevin Woods, insists those who took it will have nothing but bad luck.
Speaking to The Sun, he said: “The CCTV shows the horse being taken away in a white van but we don’t know who took it. All I can tell you is that it will bring bad luck to whoever took it because it is a fairy horse and is part of the folklore of the whole region.”
Garda are investigating the theft and believe the horse may have been taken across the border. They believe that the gang who robbed the metal horse may also have hit a number of other Dundalk businesses where copper wire was stolen.
Kevin added: “On CCTV you can clearly see a number of men pulling the fairy horse off the plinth and down the steps to a waiting van.
“They tried to take the brown bull, which was close to the horse but it looks like it was too heavy for them. It is made from cast iron too. They also took a cement mixer.”
Anyone with information on the theft is asked to contact Gardaí in Dundalk or Omeath.
Source: Away with the fairy horse (The Irish Sun)
