Dobbin’s Inn Hotel, Carrickfergus

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. When her husband found out, he murdered them both. Elizabeth’s spirit has never left her old home, which is now a hotel. A number of guests have been woken by a gentle touch on their faces, and occasionally an indistinct female figure flits across reception and disappears into a fireplace.’

According the Hotel’s own website ‘Dobbins is said to be home to the ghost of Elizabeth Dobyn (now known as “Maud”). She wanders the hotel in search of her fallen lover, many a tale can be told about her goings on around the hotel!’