Warning: this episode is not for the faint of heart

In this episode, I talk about the legends haunting the abandoned halls of Leamaneh Castle in Co. Clare. 
Sources:
https://www.theirishplace.com/heritage/red-mary-ghost-leamaneh-castle/ 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leamaneh_Castle#History
http://www.abandonedireland.com/Leamaneh_Castle.html
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/people/ruadh.htm
https://www-jstor-org.ucd.idm.oclc.org/stable/20488773?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=The+Churches+of+County+Clare%2C+and+the+Origin+of+the+Ecclesiastical+Divisions+in+That+County&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3DThe%2BChurches%2Bof%2BCounty%2BClare%252C%2Band%2Bthe%2BOrigin%2Bof%2Bthe%2BEcclesiastical%2BDivisions%2Bin%2BThat%2BCounty%26acc%3Don%26wc%3Don%26fc%3Doff%26group%3Dnone&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_solr_cloud%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Afac75f5f64b689f209efb9b1d1b1a420&seq=42#metadata_info_tab_contents

Mullinahone 

•  https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/2770-weird-and-wonderful/682218-ufo-in-mullinahone/. 

Kerry

News coverage

• https://www.thejournal.ie/moving-so-fast-ufo-sighting-under-investigation-by-irish-airport-authority-4334894-Nov2018/.
• https://news.sky.com/story/ufo-investigated-in-ireland-after-multiple-aircraft-sightings-11552908
• https://www.irishtimes.com/news/offbeat/ufo-reported-streaking-across-irish-skies-on-friday-morning-1.3694961
•  https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/ireland-ufo-pilots-intl/index.html
• Dublin Aviation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kIprgAaWbo
• Irish flights - https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-flights-on-the-increase-1610414-Aug2014/ 
• Fingal Chamber – Aer Lingus transatlantic expansion https://www.fingaldublinchamber.ie/news/details/dublin-airport-welcomes-aer-lingus-transatlantic-route-expansion#:~:text=Dublin%20is%20now%20the%20sixth,of%2064%20transatlantic%20flights%20daily. 
• Air Corps Aircraft - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Irish_Air_Corps
• Definition of UFO - https://www.britannica.com/topic/unidentified-flying-object
• UFO sightings in the US - https://www.history.com/topics/paranormal/history-of-ufos
• Ancient aliens? - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/travel-interests/arts-and-culture/ancient-sites-built-by-aliens/
• Professor Ray Murphy - https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0318/1123836-russian-military-aircraft-bombers-ireland/
• News article on Russian bombers - https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/russian-bombers-in-irish-airspace-for-second-time-in-days-1.4200213
• Tupolev TU-95  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95 (Tupolev TU-95)
• Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum: https://migflug.com/jets/mig-29/ 
• The Learjet 45  https://www.military.ie/en/who-we-are/air-corps/the-fleet/learjet-45/ 
• US military planes using Shannon Airport: https://www.thejournal.ie/us-troops-shannon-5151851-Jul2020/

These aren't the fairies you'd see in a children's book. 

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Sources:

1. "Bridget Cleary Burned to Death" - Five Years in Ireland, 1895-1900 by Michael J. McCarthy, libraryireland.com. 
2. "The Story of the Last 'Witch' Burned Alive in Ireland" - Irish Times, 24/11/2016, Dean Ruxton.
3. "Fairy Scapegoats: A History of the Persecution of Changeling Children", longreads.com, Dr. Richard Sugg.
4. "Changelings", irelandseye.com/paddy3/preview3/htm.
5. "Changelings", emeraldisle.com/changelings.
6. "Changeling", Mythical Monsters Podcast.
7. "Postpartum Psychosis", https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/post-partum-psychosis/
8. "Changelings", fairyroom.com.
9. "Mental Health Matters: Myths and Autism Spectrum Disorder", theoccidentalnews.com, Jonathon Novick.
10. "Capgras' Syndrome", healthline.com. 
11. "Fairy Fort", wikipedia.org. 
12. "Fairy forts: Why These 'Sacred Places' Deserve Our Respect", irishtimes.com, Manchán Magan. 

Soundtrack: "Giant Wyrm", "Shadowlands 3: Machine", incompetech.com, Kevin MacLeod. 

Description:
What's more tragic than a woman falling out of a tower and dying? A woman falling out of a tower while carrying her baby.

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Soundtrack:
"Shadowlands 3: Machine" - Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com
"Gathering Darkness" - Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com
Thank you very much, Kevin - you are extremely talented!
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Sources:

Official Hotel Webpage: https://www.hastingshotels.com/ballygally-castle/

Discover Northern Ireland: https://discovernorthernireland.com/accommodation/ballygally-castle-hotel-p679011

Jeff Belanger: https://books.google.ie/books?id=kt3C3YT-MbUC&pg=PA16&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

D. D. A. Simpson, M. G. Conway, and D. G. Moore - Ballygally Neolithic Settlement: https://www-jstor-org.ucd.idm.oclc.org/stable/20568146?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=ballygalley+neolithic+site&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dballygalley%2Bneolithic%2Bsite&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_SYC-5187%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A93f531b034ab3cf8d086c27844b9bee8&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

Larne Times: https://www.larnetimes.co.uk/news/ghostly-isabella-will-chill-out-guestsat-ballygally-castle-2726958

A Hotel Leaflet Kindly Sent to Me by Hastings Hotels: https://www.hastingshotels.com/ballygally-castle/upload/docs/heritage-leaflet_ballygally-web.pdf

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballygally_Castle and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballygally

Not every haunting has a clear cause. Join me and walk through the halls of one of Dublin's most haunted locations.

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Sources:
"The Shelbourne" (RTÉ): https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-shelbourne/SI0000001890?epguid=IP000061275

"Is the Shelbourne Hotel haunted? Spooked staff claim ghost of mischievous girl roams luxury room" (Irish Mirror): https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/shelbourne-hotel-haunted-spooked-staff-6940121 

"The Shelbourne" (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelbourne_Hotel#:~:text=The%20Shelbourne%20Hotel%20was%20founded,Petty%2C%202nd%20Earl%20of%20Shelburne.

"Lily Collins on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 2013-08-25": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5por_bInOw&t=207s

Not far from a picturesque West Coast town, there is a fort darkened by its tragic past.

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Sources:
"One of Ireland's Most Tragic Ghost Stories: The White Lady of Kinsale" - https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irelands-most-famous-ghost-white-lady-kinsale-charlesfort
"The White Lady of Kinsale: A Haunting Irish Tale of True Love Ending in Sorrow" - https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/white-lady-kinsale-0011598
"The White Lady of Kinsale"
- https://storiesfirst.org/greatstoryreadingproject/docs/the-white-lady-of-kinsale/

Expanding on the lore of Leap Castle, here is my review of the only non-fiction published work detailing the haunting of the castle during the residency of the Darby family.
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Sources:
'Banshee: Ireland's Screaming Harbinger of Death' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1c-ah112UM
'Exploring Irish Mythology: The Banshee' - https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/exploring-irish-mythology-banshee-170287
'Legend of the Banshee' - https://www.celtic-weddingrings.com/celtic-mythology/legend-of-the-banshee
'Banshee' - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee
'Sir Jonah Barrington and the Disembodied Voice': http://anomalyinfo.com/Stories/lord-barrington-and-banshee
'Robert Cuninghame, First Baron Rossmore' - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cuninghame,_1st_Baron_Rossmore
'What is a Banshee? Irish Folklore Spirits' - https://www.claddaghdesign.com/history/irelands-best-known-spirit-the-banshee/