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Ballygally Castle, County Antrim

Ballygally Castle, County Antrim

According to website of ghosts in Irish Castles, but what else is known about this case?

Ballygally Castle is 20 miles from Belfast on the Antrim coast in Northern Ireland. It is a beautiful hotel and is said to have its own friendly ghost!

Clonony Castle is, County Offaly

Clonony Castle is, County Offaly

According to website of ghosts in Irish Castles, but what else is known about this case?

Clonony Castle is in County Offaly, near the Shannon River. A ghostly figure of a man reportedly patrols one of its towers.

Charleville Castle, Tullamore, County Offaly

Charleville Castle, Tullamore, County Offaly

According to website of ghosts in Irish Castles, but what else is known about this case?

Charleville Castle in Tullamore, County Offaly is haunted by the ghost of its former owner, by druids buried on the grounds, and by a girl who fell from a high staircase to her death. 

Female Vampire, County Waterford

Female Vampire, County Waterford

In his books The A-Z of British Ghosts and Gazetteer of Scottish & Irish Ghosts, Peter Underwood briefly mentions a legend about a female vampire buried in a small graveyard by a ruined church near Strongbow’s Tree or Tower. 

Does anyone know anything else about this?

Belmullet Amphibian, County Mayo

Belmullet Amphibian, County Mayo

The following question was raised on our Face Book group. Any ideas anyone?

Does anyone have information on the cryptid that supposedly caused grief many years ago in Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland? I read about it not too long ago..and can’t find the article! It was some kind of amphibian-like animal that came ashore and was very difficult for the locals to kill.

Ghost Hunters/Paranormal States versus Most Haunted

Ghost Hunters/Paranormal States versus Most Haunted

I am a big fan of American shows Ghost Hunters and Paranormal States. The teams use a lot of high tech equipment to find EVPs and cold spots and places that put out high EMFs. But I also watch Most Haunted because of the places they go to. England is so rich in history and the stories are awesome.

Henhow Cottage, Martindale, Cumbria

Henhow Cottage, Martindale, Cumbria

I found the following in The Haunted Homes and Family Traditions of Great Britain by John H. Ingram (1897):