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Overview
Morrison places the dog in Peel Castle’s garrison during Charles II’s reign. It is large, black and rough-curly-haired, with no known owner. Each evening it comes silently through a passage, rests by the guardroom fire and leaves at dawn. Soldiers become accustomed to it but carry the captain’s keys in pairs.
An intoxicated soldier takes the keys alone and challenges the dog to follow. Terrifying sounds emerge from the passage. He returns pale and speechless, never explains the encounter and dies three days later. The dog is never seen again. The narration leaves the event within the passage unknown, rather than describing an observed attack or naming a universal death rule.
Origins & earliest records
Sophia Morrison, Manx Fairy Tales (London: David Nutt, 1911); The Moddey Doo or the Black Dog of Peel Castle, pp. 129–132.
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Manx Fairy Tales: The Moddey Doo or the Black Dog of Peel Castle, pp. 129–132
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- Primary collected narrativeMorrison 1911: The Moddey Doo or the Black Dog of Peel Castle, pp. 129–132Research access: 2026-10-05
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