Dullaghan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dullaghan is a noun meaning Alternative form of dullahan.
Meaning
Alternative form of dullahan.
Example Sentences
His head is doubtless, as is usual with dullaghans, under his arm, but where are the heads of the four horses?
The Pooka, who appeared in the shape of a horse, and whom Shakespeare has adapted as “Puck,” was a goblin who combined “horseplay” with viciousness. The dullaghan was a churchyard demon whose head was of a movable kind, .
Ballindollaghan in the parish of Baslick, Roscommon, must be a horrible place to live in, if the dullaghan that gave it the name ever shows himself now to the inhabitants. Every one knows that a ghost without a head is [horrible].
They heard the sound of hooves – big beasts, galloping fast. As the three highwaymen slowly struggled to sit up, one turned and screamed. Coming towards them out of the night were two huge, fierce, fire-breathing black dullaghans, .
Word Forms
- dullaghans
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