One of the eight sites on the Echoes of the Causeway heritage trail app, this story is set at Mountsandel, Coleraine.

Ireland’s earliest known settlement and steeped in stories, Mountsandel may once have harboured the mysterious, mythical Pechts and, indeed, has attracted many watchful eyes over the years.

Faolan and Berrin

Written by Jane Talbot

When a pair of glory-hungry soldiers happen upon the last two Pechts in Ireland, they can’t believe their luck. The Pechts are guarding the best-kept secret in Ireland. How far will they go to keep it safe?

You can out more about this project at www.niarchive.org/echoes.

The Echoes of the Causeway project was part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Department of Communities, Tourism NI and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council.