Case file · Haunting

The Black Donnellys, Lucan

Five members of the feuding Donnelly family were murdered by a vigilante mob at Lucan, Ontario, on 4 February 1880; no one was convicted, and the Roman Line is said to be haunted.

1880 CE · 43.18, -81.40 · status: legend

The account

Stories tell that horses balk at passing the farm on the anniversary and that a phantom mob is heard. The family's tombstone had to be replaced because of souvenir hunters.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Black Donnellys
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