I know they’re more known for England than the other British Isles, but its possible.

As a Dublin resident this really doesn’t surprise me at all. Over the years there’s been plenty of ABC’s sighted and reported here and up North. There’s been a few reasons for this over the years. It was often reported that criminal gang leaders would keep large cats like Pumas and Cougars as status symbols. I know of at least one case in recent memory where an average joe down here in Dublin was discovered to be in possession of a Cougar. He apparently used to walk it at night and feed it pig heads from the local butchers. But throughout the years there’s been reports of all sorts from Lions to Panthers and more. one friend of mine is convinced that he saw an overly large black feline out in the woods in Blessington County Wicklow about 3 years ago. I myself am certain I saw some type of large feline like a Manx or something similar in the car park of Loughlinstown Hospital here in Dublin going through the bins late one night.

So I don’t really find this to be too far fetched.