Sheridan Le Fanu

The White Cat of Drumgunniol is a short story by Sheridan Le Fanu, published on 2 April 1870 in All the Year Round magazine. The story centers on a tale told by an Irish schoolmaster who recounts the legends and superstitions surrounding an old farmhouse in an isolated region of Ireland. His childhood memories include the appearance of a spectral female figure and a mysterious white cat, which are associated with omens of death in his family.