The Headless Nun is a ghost story associated with French Fort Cove in Nordin, now the City of Miramichi, New Brunswick.
Legend
editAccording to the tale that dates back to the mid-18th century, the Headless Nun was an 18th-century resident of the area named Sister Marie Inconnue (Inconnue being the French for 'unknown') who was subsequently beheaded.[1] Details of the story vary: in one version, a "mad trapper" cut off her head and ran into the woods with it.[1] In another, two sailors cut off her head after she refused to divulge the location of a treasure.[2] The story holds that Sister Marie's head was never found, resulting in her spirit forever roaming the area in search of it.[3] Today, "Headless Nun" tours are among the tourist attraction offerings at French Fort Cove.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Underhill, Doug (1999). Miramichi Tales Tall & True. Neptune Publishing. pp. 20–25. ISBN 978-1-896270-11-1.
- ^ DAVID GOSS (May 20, 2001). "Haunted holiday: Ghosts entertain visitors in N.B.". The Halifax Daily News.
- ^ Tan, Antonio C., The Headless Nun, archived from the original on January 1, 2011, retrieved October 10, 2010
- ^ Radcliffe Rogers, Barbara (2005). Canada's Atlantic Provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Iles de La Madeleine, Labrador. Hunter Publishing, Inc. p. 161. ISBN 978-1-58843-569-9.
- ^ French Fort Cove, September 30, 2010, archived from the original on January 10, 2009, retrieved October 10, 2010