the Emerald Isle is home to some of the
world’s most interesting tales and
supernatural concepts welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 creepy
Irish myths and legends before we begin
we publish new videos every day so be
sure to subscribe for more great content
for this list we’re looking at both the
creepiest mythological creatures as well
as folklore to be passed on from era
number 10 the Leprechaun this little man
of the hills is perhaps the most iconic
of the fairies of Ireland while
predominantly appearing in folklore
rather than older mythologies these
members of the ASC are classified as
solitary fairies as opposed to trooping
fairies who are seen in groups and
processions while mostly harmless and
even helpful at times they’ve been known
to play tricks on humans
like many solitary fairies they’re
considered to be capable of wickedness
but without any particular malice if
that makes it any better
wishes famed for their hoards of gold
leprechauns will grant three wishes to a
human who captures them just be careful
what you wish for that’s where I saw
that leprechaun leprechaun he told me to
burn things number nine the children of
lead according to legend when boa Derek
was made king of the godlike race known
as the two Ahad the Denon lien the god
of the sea was upset maja offered one of
his daughter’s faith as appeasement
together she and Leah had four children
when she died however he remarried and
the new wife being jealous of the
children turned them into swans
here the story deviates depending on
which version you’re reading but they’re
all rather tragic in one ending the
swans return to human but have aged
dramatically in another they spend nine
hundred years on three lakes before
returning to human form dying and going
to heaven though tragic it is a
beautiful story number eight marrows
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like many creatures to be found on this
list the marrow isn’t exactly evil more
careless the female marrow is said to be
beautiful from the waist up
but scales all the way down she has
green hair and delicate webbing between
her fingers marrow men are said to be
hideous which makes the females hope for
human lovers according to legend marrows
try to lure young men into their watery
homes and keep them there forever
however they can also be persuaded to
come on land if a man takes her : drew
as’ a magic hat she uses to breathe
underwater she’ll remain on the surface
however children of marrow and men will
crave to return to the sea number seven
valor of the evil I translate it from
Gaelic the name Balor roughly translates
to the deadly one king of the foe
mauryans Balor was said to possess a
fiery eye which when open would set the
land on fire the personification of
drought and pestilence he locked away
his own daughter and tried to kill his
grandchildren after hearing that one
would someday kill him one grandson Luke
survived and went on to lead Balor’s
enemies the affirm mentioned to a handi
denon and true to prophecy he took his
grandfather’s life locked in a thule in
Sligo county is set to a formed when
Balor fell and his eye burned a hole in
the ground Tolkien has gotten nothing on
this Celtic God drama
number six
vadik the red man forgive you this time
the red man so named for the red hat and
coat they’re said to wear are less human
in appearance than other members of the
fair folk said to have hairy skin with
long tails and snouts they’ve also
earned the unflattering nickname rat
boys like the leprechaun or cleric on
they enjoy playing tricks on humans
although of a more mean-spirited variety
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not content with just souring milk and
pinching dogs the fair dog will steal
human babies and switch them out with a
fairy baby or changeling
there are several stories which
stipulate how to get your child back of
it stolen however there are no
guarantees
number 5 Ock ishka or our ski like the
Scottish kelpy there’s more to this
horse than meets the eye
both are shapeshifters that imitate
horses but while the kelpie will race
its rider to water it’ll only get them
wet or drown them if they can’t swim the
act
ishka or our ski is far worse on dry
land far from water they’re said to be
the best horse but if they spot water
their skin turns scaly and adhesive and
they will race into the water dragging
the victim down and devour them all
except the liver there is some Celtic
overlap with a variant of the Ox ishka
also appearing in Scottish myth the
overarching lesson don’t ride random
Gaelic horses
number four the demon bride in the New
York frickin Journal bridezillas of the
world have gotten nothing on this lady
in white in County Monaghan in the era
gold true huh graveyard the spirit of a
woman is said to haunt funerals waiting
for the mourners to leave should the
last one to linger be a young man she
will appear as a beautiful young woman
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after seducing the man she’ll ask for a
kiss so that he may see her again and
upon receiving her payment she will
disappear
following her disappearance the man will
realize what he’s done and eventually
die crazed in the knowledge that he sold
his soul for a kiss puts a whole new
twist on ghosting right number three da
da Dora come to me once upon a time a
beautiful maiden and local boy fell in
love only for the girl’s father to marry
her off to a rich chieftain sorely
abused by her husband she died of a
broken heart a year after her burial
near strong boughs tree she rose from
the grave as Doge dua which means the
red thirst a creature of revenge she
went to her father first and sucked the
air from him as he counted the money
he’d sold her for her next victim was
her ex-husband and she drained him of
both air and blood she said to roam the
night still seeking vengeance on
careless men
number two banshees one of the most
famous Irish spirits is this wailing
woman of death the cry of the banshee is
sent to warn of death in the family more
than one banshee may appear at a time
signaling the imminent death of a great
or holy person in some traditions a
banshee comes for every family of the
Malaysian stock that is Irish families
with or Mac prefixing their names
banshees can appear as an old woman with
lank hair and dressed in a ragged cloak
or as a young and beautiful woman
it’s said that James the first of
Scotland despite not being Irish saw a
banshee and soon afterwards was murdered
number one Dullahan what the hell is a
Dullahan this headless rider roams the
Irish countryside by night carrying it
severed cranium under its arm should the
dullahan stop and call out a name that
person will die instantly
mostly male but sometimes female
Gillihan ride by black stallion or a
carriage adorned in bones and candles
wait a sight to be sure but it’s best
not to watch them work as they’re said
to throw a bucket of blood on nosy
observers marking them as next or strike
them blind in one eye almost nothing can
stop them
only gold even a small pin drives them
away for another night do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
[Music]
world’s most interesting tales and
supernatural concepts welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 creepy
Irish myths and legends before we begin
we publish new videos every day so be
sure to subscribe for more great content
for this list we’re looking at both the
creepiest mythological creatures as well
as folklore to be passed on from era
number 10 the Leprechaun this little man
of the hills is perhaps the most iconic
of the fairies of Ireland while
predominantly appearing in folklore
rather than older mythologies these
members of the ASC are classified as
solitary fairies as opposed to trooping
fairies who are seen in groups and
processions while mostly harmless and
even helpful at times they’ve been known
to play tricks on humans
like many solitary fairies they’re
considered to be capable of wickedness
but without any particular malice if
that makes it any better
wishes famed for their hoards of gold
leprechauns will grant three wishes to a
human who captures them just be careful
what you wish for that’s where I saw
that leprechaun leprechaun he told me to
burn things number nine the children of
lead according to legend when boa Derek
was made king of the godlike race known
as the two Ahad the Denon lien the god
of the sea was upset maja offered one of
his daughter’s faith as appeasement
together she and Leah had four children
when she died however he remarried and
the new wife being jealous of the
children turned them into swans
here the story deviates depending on
which version you’re reading but they’re
all rather tragic in one ending the
swans return to human but have aged
dramatically in another they spend nine
hundred years on three lakes before
returning to human form dying and going
to heaven though tragic it is a
beautiful story number eight marrows
[Music]
like many creatures to be found on this
list the marrow isn’t exactly evil more
careless the female marrow is said to be
beautiful from the waist up
but scales all the way down she has
green hair and delicate webbing between
her fingers marrow men are said to be
hideous which makes the females hope for
human lovers according to legend marrows
try to lure young men into their watery
homes and keep them there forever
however they can also be persuaded to
come on land if a man takes her : drew
as’ a magic hat she uses to breathe
underwater she’ll remain on the surface
however children of marrow and men will
crave to return to the sea number seven
valor of the evil I translate it from
Gaelic the name Balor roughly translates
to the deadly one king of the foe
mauryans Balor was said to possess a
fiery eye which when open would set the
land on fire the personification of
drought and pestilence he locked away
his own daughter and tried to kill his
grandchildren after hearing that one
would someday kill him one grandson Luke
survived and went on to lead Balor’s
enemies the affirm mentioned to a handi
denon and true to prophecy he took his
grandfather’s life locked in a thule in
Sligo county is set to a formed when
Balor fell and his eye burned a hole in
the ground Tolkien has gotten nothing on
this Celtic God drama
number six
vadik the red man forgive you this time
the red man so named for the red hat and
coat they’re said to wear are less human
in appearance than other members of the
fair folk said to have hairy skin with
long tails and snouts they’ve also
earned the unflattering nickname rat
boys like the leprechaun or cleric on
they enjoy playing tricks on humans
although of a more mean-spirited variety
[Applause]
[Music]
not content with just souring milk and
pinching dogs the fair dog will steal
human babies and switch them out with a
fairy baby or changeling
there are several stories which
stipulate how to get your child back of
it stolen however there are no
guarantees
number 5 Ock ishka or our ski like the
Scottish kelpy there’s more to this
horse than meets the eye
both are shapeshifters that imitate
horses but while the kelpie will race
its rider to water it’ll only get them
wet or drown them if they can’t swim the
act
ishka or our ski is far worse on dry
land far from water they’re said to be
the best horse but if they spot water
their skin turns scaly and adhesive and
they will race into the water dragging
the victim down and devour them all
except the liver there is some Celtic
overlap with a variant of the Ox ishka
also appearing in Scottish myth the
overarching lesson don’t ride random
Gaelic horses
number four the demon bride in the New
York frickin Journal bridezillas of the
world have gotten nothing on this lady
in white in County Monaghan in the era
gold true huh graveyard the spirit of a
woman is said to haunt funerals waiting
for the mourners to leave should the
last one to linger be a young man she
will appear as a beautiful young woman
[Music]
after seducing the man she’ll ask for a
kiss so that he may see her again and
upon receiving her payment she will
disappear
following her disappearance the man will
realize what he’s done and eventually
die crazed in the knowledge that he sold
his soul for a kiss puts a whole new
twist on ghosting right number three da
da Dora come to me once upon a time a
beautiful maiden and local boy fell in
love only for the girl’s father to marry
her off to a rich chieftain sorely
abused by her husband she died of a
broken heart a year after her burial
near strong boughs tree she rose from
the grave as Doge dua which means the
red thirst a creature of revenge she
went to her father first and sucked the
air from him as he counted the money
he’d sold her for her next victim was
her ex-husband and she drained him of
both air and blood she said to roam the
night still seeking vengeance on
careless men
number two banshees one of the most
famous Irish spirits is this wailing
woman of death the cry of the banshee is
sent to warn of death in the family more
than one banshee may appear at a time
signaling the imminent death of a great
or holy person in some traditions a
banshee comes for every family of the
Malaysian stock that is Irish families
with or Mac prefixing their names
banshees can appear as an old woman with
lank hair and dressed in a ragged cloak
or as a young and beautiful woman
it’s said that James the first of
Scotland despite not being Irish saw a
banshee and soon afterwards was murdered
number one Dullahan what the hell is a
Dullahan this headless rider roams the
Irish countryside by night carrying it
severed cranium under its arm should the
dullahan stop and call out a name that
person will die instantly
mostly male but sometimes female
Gillihan ride by black stallion or a
carriage adorned in bones and candles
wait a sight to be sure but it’s best
not to watch them work as they’re said
to throw a bucket of blood on nosy
observers marking them as next or strike
them blind in one eye almost nothing can
stop them
only gold even a small pin drives them
away for another night do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
[Music]
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