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According to website of ghosts in Irish Castles, but what else is known about this case?
Carrickfergus Castle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland is home to “Buttoncap”, the ghost of a young 16th Century soldier.
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The ancient king seat of Dunadd - capital of the kingdom of Dalraidia (Dal Riata) - rises out of the barren flatness of Crinan Moss, the raised bog floodplain of the meandering River Add. This rocky outcrop was the power base of the Scotti tribe, who invaded from Ireland around the 5th century AD. Read More »
