Taig O’Kane and The Corpse

Written by Douglas Hyde

This story is also known as Tadhg O’Kane or Ó Catháin.

An Irish ghost story, or perhaps an Irish fairy story, where a wastrel boy compromises the reputation of a local girl and when he goes out on the road to think, he meets a party of the good folk (na daoine sidhe) and they give him something to carry, and something to bury. An Irish story told by Douglas Hyde, first president of Ireland and the craoibhinn aobhinn himself.

I thought it was about time we did an Irish ghost story and this is hits all the targets. A wastrel boy compromises the reputation of a local girl and when he goes out on the road to think, he meets a party of the fairy folk and they give him something to carry, and something to bury.