Case file · Folklore / legend
The Moddey Dhoo of Peel Castle
George Waldron's description of the Isle of Man, published in 1731, says a large black spaniel haunted the guardroom of Peel Castle, and a drunken soldier who followed it alone was struck dumb and died.
1731 CE · 54.23, -4.70 · status: legend
The account
The garrison would not be alone with the dog, which lay by the fire at night. Waldron is the only early written source for this story.
The sceptical view
Waldron's book mixes observation with tales told to him; there is no other record of the soldier's death.