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The above explanation of the 'mysterious moving
light' may indeed be the answer in many cases
where such lights were reportedly seen. However,
there is at least one known instance where mineral
gasses cannot possibly be the answer to Glenfin's
'Willie the Wisp', as the light was traditionally
known.
In one relatively remote townland in Glenfin,
many people claimed to have seen this strange
phenomenon. Several people alive today have clear
memory recall of seeing a bright light hovering
and zig-zagging across the flat fields running
down towards a little mountain stream which eventually
flows into the Finn.
As late as the mid 1950s, the light was seen
on many occasions - on dry, dark nights where
no moon was visible...and where no motor vehicle's
headlamps could possibly be the source of light.
None of those claiming to have seen this strange
moving light could even be vaguely described as
being fanciful or superstitious people. It is
perhaps even stranger to note that whenever the
light was seen, a death always occurred
soon afterwards...and always affecting only members
of the same family.
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