Ireland After Dark

Three historic estates where family tragedy, old folklore, and stories of curses as well as ghosts have become part of the story.

Seafield House in Sligo - now a ruin, where an old woman is said to have cursed the Phibbs family. Years later, it’s claimed that the family and their staff fled in terror.

Duckett’s Grove in Carlow - a once-grand Gothic estate destroyed by fire. For generations, there has been talk of a family curse, a resident banshee, and a phantom carriage.

And finally, Curraghmore House in Waterford, home to the Beresford family for centuries, where a curse was said to follow the family for seven generations. But an older story is also told - one that speaks of a ghostly visitation and a deadly prophecy.

Have a story of your own? I want to hear it. Email [email protected] or visit spiritedisle.ie - home to Ireland's largest database of haunted locations, covering all 32 counties.

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Spirited Isle: Ireland After Dark is researched and presented by Jonathan.

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Five historic churches and graveyards where centuries of history, old folklore and reports of the restless dead have become part of the story.

St Audoen’s Church in Dublin, one of the city’s oldest surviving churches, where a ghostly Green Lady is said to haunt the steps and one notorious Dublin character reportedly came face to face with the Devil.

St George’s Church in Dublin, now offices, this former place of worship became a nightclub, where the sound of an old church organ was reportedly heard long after the music stopped.

And Templemichael in Waterford, a ruined church with stories of a sinister monk, unexplained organ music and a mysterious rope that appeared across the road.

In Cork, the ruined Blackamoor Lane Friary Church is home to a story of a ghostly friar who returned to celebrate Mass - and a priest who decided to join him.

And finally, Errigal Truagh in Monaghan, where the Churchyard Bride was said to prey on mourners, luring them into a deadly meeting among the graves.

Five unique, historic locations - each with a story waiting to be told. Let's go to church.

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If you have a true ghost story to share from anywhere in Ireland, please visit spiritedisle.ie and share your experience.

Have a story of your own? I want to hear it. Email [email protected] or visit spiritedisle.ie - home to Ireland's largest database of haunted locations, covering all 32 counties.

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Spirited Isle: Ireland After Dark is researched and presented by Jonathan.

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Three historic hotels where tragedy, institutional history and the restless dead have become part of the guest experience.

The White Horse Hotel in Derry, built on the site of a nineteenth-century coaching inn with a brutal past, where an attack in 1819 is said to have set in motion a spectral visitation that returns every seven years.

The Clayton Hotel in Sligo, a former asylum reborn as luxury accommodation, where guests and staff have reported encounters with Chloe, a child spirit, and an unsettling Crawling Man.

And the Maldron Hotel Shandon in Cork, a former hospital where some claim a room was sealed due to paranormal activity.

Have a story of your own? I want to hear it. Email [email protected] or visit spiritedisle.ie - home to Ireland's largest database of haunted locations, covering all 32 counties.

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Spirited Isle: Ireland After Dark is researched and presented by Jonathan.

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A centuries-old university where murder, body-snatching and the restless dead have become part of campus folklore.

A stern fellow shot dead in the Rubrics, whose ghost is said to still wander the corridors. Human remains uncovered during construction, and the grim history of resurrection men supplying Trinity’s medical school.

The spirit of a mathematician said to have returned to the college after death, a professor whose ghost supposedly haunts a building he never lived to see, and a phantom librarian still keeping watch over the Long Room.

A cloaked figure that vanishes when approached, a ghostly canon seen by several worshippers, and a mysterious light appearing outside the Examination Hall on the eve of exams.

And finally, two students whose prank was mistaken for a genuine haunting.

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If you have a true ghost story to share from anywhere in Ireland, please visit spiritedisle.ie and share your experience.

Have a story of your own? I want to hear it. Email [email protected] or visit spiritedisle.ie - home to Ireland's largest database of haunted locations, covering all 32 counties.

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Spirited Isle: Ireland After Dark is researched and presented by Jonathan.

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Three ordinary Irish homes where families found themselves confronted by something they could not explain.

Strange footsteps and the sound of an animal dragging chains, lights switching themselves on and off, and a family who eventually chose a caravan rather than return home.

A four-year-old girl describing a mysterious figure, holy statues bursting into flames, and a warning that left a family convinced they had to flee their flat.

And in Moneymore, a house where the disturbances became increasingly frightening, and neighbours were so concerned that they demanded the property be demolished.

Three homes. Three very different stories. And families who all reached the same conclusion - they had to get out.

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If you have a true ghost story to share from anywhere in Ireland, please visit spiritedisle.ie and share your experience.

Have a story of your own? I want to hear it. Email [email protected] or visit spiritedisle.ie - home to Ireland's largest database of haunted locations, covering all 32 counties.

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Spirited Isle: Ireland After Dark is researched and presented by Jonathan.

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A fairytale castle where the ghost of a murdered young woman is said to still wander the corridors.

Objects moving in bedrooms, chandeliers swaying in empty rooms, and a scream heard when the castle was empty.

A shadow crossing a television, strange figures appearing in photographs, and a story that reaches back centuries. A tragic tale of forbidden love and death.

From its romantic setting to its unsettling legends, this is Cabra Castle.

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If you have a true ghost story to share from anywhere in Ireland, please visit spiritedisle.ie and share your experience.

Have a story of your own? I want to hear it. Email [email protected] or visit spiritedisle.ie - home to Ireland's largest database of haunted locations, covering all 32 counties.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and share it with someone who appreciates a good Irish ghost story.

Spirited Isle: Ireland After Dark is researched and presented by Jonathan.

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A canal where a strange light was said to be responsible for several deaths.

A haunted lock feared by generations of boatmen, and a ghostly voice with an unusual message.

A bridge marked by rebellion, tragedy and stories of screams rising from the river.

And shadowy figures, vanishing strangers and restless spirits that still haunt Ireland's waterways.

From Dublin to Belfast, these are the stories of Ireland's haunted bridges and canals.

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If you have a true ghost story to share from anywhere in Ireland, please visit spiritedisle.ie and share your experience.

Have a story of your own? I want to hear it. Email [email protected] or visit spiritedisle.ie - home to Ireland's largest database of haunted locations, covering all 32 counties.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and share it with someone who appreciates a good Irish ghost story.

Spirited Isle: Ireland After Dark is researched and presented by Jonathan.

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A house where the line between history and legend has blurred for more than 250 years.

A lonely young woman whose tragic fate became one of Ireland's greatest ghost stories.

A newspaper account from 1937 that tells a very different story to the version made famous on television.

And a mansion that still inspires claims of footsteps, whispers and a ghost said to wander its halls.

These days, many know Loftus Hall for the Devil and the card game. But the older stories are far stranger… and perhaps far more human.

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If you have a true ghost story to share from anywhere in Ireland, please visit spiritedisle.ie and share your experience.

Have a story of your own? I want to hear it. Email [email protected] or visit spiritedisle.ie - home to Ireland's largest database of haunted locations, covering all 32 counties.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and share it with someone who appreciates a good Irish ghost story.

Spirited Isle: Ireland After Dark is researched and presented by Jonathan.

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A belief that shaped how people farmed, built, and raised their children.

A tomb moved for a quarry - and an empire that crashed not long after.

Trees left standing for centuries because no one dares cut them down.

And in one Tipperary farmhouse in 1895, a husband who was certain his wife had been replaced by something else entirely.

These days, many will call it superstition. But across Ireland, "the old ways" still influence how others think.

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If you have a true ghost story to share from anywhere in Ireland, please visit spiritedisle.ie and share your experience.

Have a story of your own? I want to hear it. Email [email protected] or visit spiritedisle.ie - home to Ireland's largest database of haunted locations, covering all 32 counties.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and share it with someone who appreciates a good Irish ghost story.

Spirited Isle: Ireland After Dark is researched and presented by Jonathan.

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A Victorian prison, built to break people down.

A cell with a sinister secret. 

Figures glanced in doorways. 

Whispers and choking sounds in empty spaces. 

An oppressive presence that doesn't seem to want visitors. 

These days, you can get married at Crumlin Road Gaol, but more than 60 years after the final execution, it seems that some of its former inmates are still locked in.

Photos

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If you have a true ghost story to share from anywhere in Ireland, please visit spiritedisle.ie and share your experience.

Have a story of your own? I want to hear it. Email [email protected] or visit spiritedisle.ie - home to Ireland's largest database of haunted locations, covering all 32 counties.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and share it with someone who appreciates a good Irish ghost story.

Spirited Isle: Ireland After Dark is researched and presented by Jonathan.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.