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 |  Look for the LeprechaunLocated in a 'hide' in a fairy ring, set in the Glen of Cloongallon, in the townland of Ballyseanrath near Thurles in County Tipperary, we have camera equipment set to 'spy' on the 'little people'. The area has a reputation for supernatural beings of all types. Leprechaun, sheerie and pooka are all regarded as being particularly active in the spring, so the 'watch' goes live from dawn (Irish time) on 16 March 2000 for 3 days. LeprechaunTree spirits may protect the trees around the ring, and the dolmen, a group of six large standing stones in the centre of the ring give an otherworldly sense to the landscape. The unusual confluence of enchanted glen, fairy ring, sacred stones and magical tree gives the organisers of the watch a high degree of confidence that sightings will happen.The camera is concealed in a cavity in the trunk of an ancient oak, a branch supporting the antenna! (We trust that the ancients are not too familiar with cutting edge technology) As operators of the Great Irish Ghostwatch, a year-round e-quest for a phantom in a haunted former Irish linen mill, Irelandseye have become world-experts in this form of web-cam. Two million web surfers have witnessed the scene on-line. Hundreds of positive sightings have been reported. |