Abhartach (pronounced [ˈəuɾˠt̪ˠəx]; Irish for 'dwarf'), also Avartagh, is an early Irish legend, which was first collected in Patrick Weston Joyce's The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places …

Irish King Abhartach. Many years ago there lived in the lands east of the Foyle, between Dungiven and Garvagh, in the glen of the eagle (Glenullin) a chieftain or petty king called …

2023年12月29日 · The legend of the Abhartach tells the tale of the Irish vampire. Few tales from Irish folklore , aside from the Banshee , terrified me as much as a child growing up in Ireland …

2022年6月4日 · Viewed as a possible origin for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Abhartach was an undead vampire that roamed Northern Ireland at night and drank his victims’ blood. He was also a …

2022年8月26日 · Abhartach is the Irish word for dwarf, a very different description of a zombie or a vampire. And the frightening Abhartach may have even been the origins of the character of …

Ireland has its own bloodthirsty monster: Abhartach (pronounced: Ah-ver-tach). No, it’s not the name of a new trendy drink in Dublin’s pubs, but a legend that can send shivers down the …

2023年10月12日 · The Emerald Isle is also no stranger to tales of vampirism, with their most famous vampire being the one known as Abhartach, who is regarded as one of Ireland’s …

2024年11月3日 · It was reprinted in 1880 in A History of Ireland by Patrick Weston Joyce, and has been suggested on numerous occassions since then, that Abhartach may have been the …

Abhartach. Pronunciation: Ah-BART-tig. Variations: Murbhheo. The oldest known recorded vampire story in Western Europe comes from ancient Celtic lore and took place in the rural …

2020年12月19日 · Abhartach was allegedly an ancient ruler of a small kingdom dating from the 5th or 6th centuries that bordered upon what is now the town of Garvagh, Ireland. According to …