A nasty surprise was in store in Castletownroche at the weekend, with the scenic hilltop village folk holding their Christmas market and official Christmas lights switch-on event.
The green-faced Grinch showed up however in a bid to terrorise children and upset the festivities, but thankfully the local children were having none of it and forces turned up to arrest the trickster.
“The Grinch was taken away. We actually sent him to the dog pound this year. Some of the parents said that the kids were all excited waiting, asking ‘Will the Grinch be there?’ and ‘Can we catch him?’ It’s probably a relief to him to be arrested and taken away!” said Lesley Sheehan of Castletownroche Events.
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