Apparitions / Haunted Hotels / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings
by Ian · Published May 20, 2016 · Last modified December 11, 2018
The following extract is taken from an article by David Brandon and Alan Brooke which was published in The Guardian on 31 October 2009. ‘Dobbin’s Inn stands close to Carrickfergus Castle, and in the 1700s the landlord’s wife was said to have had a steamy affair with a soldier from the garrison.
Fairies / Folklore / Folktales / Irish Fairies / Irish Folktales / Mermaids
by Ian · Published September 26, 2013 · Last modified December 15, 2022
The freshwater Lough Neagh covers an area of 151 square miles and is Northern Ireland’s largest lake. There are a few legends associated with Lough Neagh and its formation. The following account entitled ‘This is the Death of Eochaidh son of Mairid’ is from the Book of the Dun Cow, Translated by Standish Hayes O’Grad (1892).
In the graveyard by the Parish Church of St Patrick, Drumbeg, is the grave of James Haddock who died in 1657. Five years later his ghost is said to made contact in a bid to ensure financial future of his son.
Anniversary Ghosts / Apparitions / Black Dogs / Book Review / Ghost Stories / Haunted Hotels / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings / Photographed Ghosts / Poltergiests / Review
by Ian · Published July 4, 2012 · Last modified October 14, 2018
Peter Underwood, a world renowned expert on the paranormal, has published a new book focussing on Irish Ghosts. I had great hopes for this book having owned a copy of his 1973 book Gazetteer of Scottish & Irish Ghosts for a number of years, and I’m pleased to say I’ve not being disappointed.
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