Welcome to episode 1 of Chilling Irish Ghost Stories. In the first half of each episode, I will narrate a true ghost story set in Ireland. In the second half, I will tell a ghost story of my own creation. It's impossible to imagine that the idyllic grounds of Ardgillan Castle, Co. Dublin, would be marred by a tale of suffering. The Lady of the Stairs contains all the classic markers of an ill-fated love story: a terrible accident, a desolate widower, and a wife who refuses to move on.