A fleeting apparition

In response to Biran Willis's article "A Ballycastle Apparition":

Russell has written to say:
There has been more than one sighting of this apparition in the past but there are not many places that people 'log into' to talk about it.

Me and my family were biking through to Ballycastle and decided to stop on the side of the road for a break and, in the mist of the early morning, there was a sound that I still to this day cannot explain or describe. The sound would make a grown man’s blood run cold. I turned to my right and in the distance there was a dark figure standing there, but it wasnt really standing as it was floating. I looked away for a split moment and looked back and it was still there. I felt a scence of of loathing and despair come over me. There it stood and I could not move for a moment and couldnt even speak. Then it was gone.

Later I thought about it and wasn't sure what had happened but since that time, I dont stop there or ride my bike there any longer. Some people say that ghosts aren’t real but take the road to ballycastle early in the morning or late at night and you might see something! There are places in the world that people can never leave from, even after death.

MORE RESPONSES

Angélica - Nov '06
I think that it is not a good image, and I can´t identify what kind of ghost can be that, maybe if you carry everytime a camera you can photography another ghost.

Catherine - Dec '05
Although you do not state which road to Ballycastle you speak of, I reckon I have travelled most of them during the times of day you mention and I have not ever seen or heard anything such as you describe. Perhaps I am not just as willing to believe? My life is probably much less exciting as a result. I now live in the land of The Featherfoot and have not seen them either.

Sean - January '05
Truly Terrifying; my heart would stall...

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