Abhartach - The Irish Undead Chieftain Said to Have Inspired Dracula

Podcast: Freaky Folklore · Eeriecast Network

Opublikowano: 2026-10-31

Long before Count Dracula, something in the north of Ireland refused to stay buried. Abhartach, the dwarf chieftain of Slaghtaverty in County Londonderry, was a magician and a tyrant. Killed once, he rose again. Killed twice, he rose again. Only a yew wood blade, an upside-down grave and a heavy stone finally held him, and locals still say not to move it. This week on Freaky Folklore, we dig into the Irish vampire legend and follow it from Patrick Weston Joyce's 1870 account to Bob Curran's retelling of the bowl...