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This poltergeist case is sadly lacking in detail (I could not find any more informative reports,) but I thought the final line of the story made it worth sharing. “Truth,” December 1, 1946:
The people of County Clare, Ireland, are agog with anxiety and perplexity at reports of the impish activities of a Poltergeist, which this week showed up in their midst! So strange is the situation which the poltergeist is stirring up, that profound interest is registered throughout the United Kingdom this week-end. A poltergeist is described as "a ghost which causes noises and gets up to all sorts of impish pranks." Many citizens of County Clare are inclined to believe that a Walt Disney creation has got loose and is causing all kinds of trouble.
A "Truth" correspondent in London got in touch with Ireland when the news was first received of the poltergeist. The correspondent says there appears to be some jealousy over Walt Disney visiting Dublin before County Clare. From the Ballymakea district of Mullagh there comes the story of a poltergeist which takes pride in throwing butter in the face of a farmer's wife and in scaring children out of their wits, in broad daylight. By way of repaying the hospitality, this poltergeist causes chairs to be smashed, windows and china broken, bread finger-printed and ash thrown in the stew. This, of course, does not include the unseemly behavior with the bedclothes.
A policeman at Quilty, in County Clare, told "Truth's" correspondent that the poltergeist disturbance was being investigated. They claim that the reports are true, believe in the occurrence, and are seriously investigating the "mischievous phenomena.” If the phenomena continues, there will be a "clerical investigation," the policeman added.
People in Eire do not dismiss the affair as an "old wives' tale."
It is pointed out that these poltergeists must not be confused with the benevolent little men called Leprechauns. Poltergeists are reputed "to be able to cause real damage and sometimes physical pain.”
Spiritualists believe poltergeists to be the spirits of vicious monkeys.
Vicious monkeys? How did they come into the story? I like the 'clerical investigation', like the civil service will send down some first division clerks to get to the bottom of it all.
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