Dermott MacManus, a resident of Killeaden, Ireland, an eccentric interested in Indian philosophy, psychical research and "sexual rejuvenation techniques", claimed in his fairies book that in January 1939, at midnight, Michael Sheehy and another man were walking back home from work and were nearing a wide detour around the Killeaden state when they saw three strange figures standing in a group just where the by-road joins the highway.
The figures were tall, well built, and all clothed in deep black. They stood close together and facing each other in a small circle or triangle, with their arms straight down by their sides and their heads bowed as if in sorrow or deep contemplation.
After some hesitation the two men plucked up their courage and walked past the figures but keeping as far away as possible, well on the grass verge on the other side of the road. Then they hurried on and parted at the avenue gates.
As Sheehy reached the back avenue gate, he stopped in horror because in front of him on the outside road were the same three weird figures, just as he had seen them before, and it was quite impossible for them to have got there, even running they could not have made the detour in time.
Sheehy again keeping as far away as he could ran past them and made his way home as fast as he could go.
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[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Killeaden, Ireland, in January 1939, at midnight, Two men, including Michael Sheehy were returning home from work and were nearing a wide detour around the Killeaden state when they were perplexed to see three strange figures standing in a group just where the by-road joins the highway. And they were indeed three extraordinary figures. They were tall and well built and all were clothed in deep black. They stood close together and facing each other in a small circle or triangle, with their arms straight down by their sides and their heads bowed as if in sorrow or deep contemplation. After some hesitation the two men plucked up their courage and walked past these eerie figures but keeping as far away as possible, well on the grass verge on the other side of the road. Then they hurried on and parted at the avenue gates. As Sheehy reached the back avenue gate he stopped in horror, for there, before him on the outside road were the same three weird figures, just as he had seen them before. It was of course, quite impossible for them to have got there, by natural means. Even running they could not have made the detour in time, but there they were and in the same queer poses as before. Sheehy again keeping as far away as he could ran past them and made his way home as fast as he could go.
The source is indicated as "Dermot Mac Manus, 'The Middle Kingdom'".
[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website reproduces the [ar1] summary.
The source is a broken link.
Dermott MacManus, source for the story, a friend of poet and esoterist William Butler Yeats, was an eccentric interested in Indian philosophy, psychical research and "sexual rejuvenation techniques". He lived in Killeaden in the 1930's.
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Unknown. Not UFO-related. No credibility.
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