Research lead, not a verified case: FI-X located this text account in the published work of Spooky Dublin.
What the source says
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What FI-X has not established
FI-X has not independently verified the account, the reported event, the witnesses, the location or the interpretation attached to it. This record was created because a substantive text source exists; it was not created from a video alone.
Research required
- Check the original article and its publication date.
- Identify whether the account is first-hand, second-hand or a research-group investigation.
- Separate documented facts, testimony, folklore and later interpretation.
- Look for local records, contemporary reporting, photographs or associated media where rights and provenance can be established.
What remains unresolved
General county-level location only. This automated lead does not publish a private address. FI-X has not independently verified every claim in this file. The classification will change only when better evidence supports a change.
Timeline
- The source published the text account. FI-X has not independently verified the underlying event.
- FI-X published a text-led research record automatically; the underlying account remains unverified.
Sources and references
- [1] . Beast of Killakee: Demonic Entity or Ghost?. Spooky Dublin, 2023-04-17. Irish local paranormal history publication. Open source
Update history
- 3 August 2026 - Initial FI-X case study published; classification and source coverage marked for continued review.
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