A story that is told down in families in Ireland is that every year, around late winter, there is a cave on the cliffs of the Irish coast that sees the awakening of a beast . In these caves lies a dormant creature that sleeps through the summer and autumn, and waketh in the winter, when the weather is dull and the air is crisp. The animal ventures to the nearest village, and will raid houses for food. People would wake up to find their cupboards empty, yet thier doors still locked from the night before. The creature would satisfy its hunger, until on the first day of the new year, the creature would go to the highest point on the Irish cliffs, then dive into the ocean. Before the beast hits the water, it disintegrates and whoever sees it will never feel happiness again......... 
