ISLE OF MAN
THE BLACK DOG OF PEEL CASTLE
Peel Castle sits on an islet near the harbour of Peel. Built by William le Scrope in 1392, the castle holds within its walls a wealth of history. Situated on St Patrick's Isle and is believed to be the first place Christianity was brought to the Isle of Man by St Patrick. The islet site is covered in ruins starting from around 1000 AD. In September of the year 2006 Psychicworld.net conducted a psychic investigation:
Legend Of The Moddey Dhoo (Black Dog)
In the reign of King Charles II 
(1660-1685) Peel Castle was occupied by soldiers. According to legend there was,
within the castle, a large black dog that appeared mysteriously at night and
would sit by the fire within the guardroom or keep. No one owned this huge hound
but all treated it with great respect.
Each night, when the castle gates had been secured, two guardsmen would carry the key through the ancient chapel to the Captain's quarters where he would take charge of it overnight. For fear of the the Moddey Dhoo (black dog) no soldier would walk that way alone in darkness. Until one night a young and slightly inebriated soldier threw down a challenge to his fellow guardsmen that he would walk the dark passages alone to see if the Moddey Dhoo was really a dog or the devil himself.
Legend has it that this foolhardy young soldier took the key of the castle and walked alone down the darkened passageways to the Captain's room but never made it. For as he left to deliver the key the Moddey Dhoo stood up from its place by the fire and followed him. Moments later the castle rang with the terrified screams of the young soldier. No one knows what he saw that night for though he returned alive to the keep he never spoke a word. Within three days the guardsman was dead. Some say he died of fear having seen the Moddey Dhoo change into the fiend incarnate. We will never truly know for from that day on no soldier in Peel Castle ever saw the Moddey Dhoo again.
The Gatehouse at Peel Castle
Close up of mysterious image of a dog seen in St. German's Cathderal.
St. German's Cathedral. Section with the mysterious dog outlined.
Round tower St. Patrick's Church and Chapel.
St. Patrick's Chapel
St. German's Cathedral seen from Half Moon Battery
Ghostly Face seen inside St. German's Cathedral
Inside St. German's Cathedral with ghostly face image outlined.
The atmosphere with the grounds of Peel Castle is charged with psychic energy, as if the spirits of those who lived and worked within those ancient walls are watching. Standing inside St. German's Cathedral one can feel the centuries fall away and imagine the choir singing and the priests proclaiming the truth of their living God. Within the cathedral I saw a ghostly face peering silently at me from within the shadows. I believe the camera caught something of this and the evidence can be seen above.
INVESTIGATION TEAM:
Psychic Consultant: John G. Sutton
Camera: Mary Sutton
Fuji S550 4.1 MP.
Date: 30th September 2006.