CHAPTER III

There seem to be many sides to the story. There are also a number of answers to the question of why the sound was heard. Was it an angry ghost? Some say it could have been the cries of an eastern panther. The eastern panther, a big cat, was said to have died out long ago. This was not right. The cries of the eastern panther have been heard many times over the years. It is hard to say if the eastern panther’s cries were like the cries of the ghost. Some would tell you that the cries of the ghost were far more deafening.

Illustration of an eastern panther

A second story says that there was an old man seen near the Dungarvon Camp. He was there at the time the ghost’s cries were heard. But, was he there all the time? The Dungarvon Whooper was heard for many years. The old man may not have lived that long.