Case file · Cryptid
The three priests of Lough Ree
On 18 May 1960 three Catholic priests fishing on Lough Ree, on the River Shannon, reported a long-necked dark creature moving through the water.
1960 CE · 53.50, -7.98 · status: account
The account
The priests made a joint statement to the Inland Fisheries Trust, which searched the lake. It is Ireland's best-known lake monster report.
The sceptical view
Swimming deer, otters, birds or floating logs are the usual explanations for Irish 'peist' sightings.