Ireland has a long history of strange occurrences and unexplained events - not just in ruins and old castles, but in hotels, private homes, pubs, and other ordinary places where life carries on as normal.
Spirited Isle is my own carefully curated collection of haunted locations across all 32 counties. Every entry is grounded in research - local newspapers, historical records, eyewitness testimony and community accounts. Some accounts reach back centuries; others come from people alive today.
The collection now covers over 1,000 locations and continues to grow as new information emerges and older stories resurface.
Many of the stories documented here deserve more than a directory entry. The "Ireland After Dark" podcast will explore some of these locations in more depth.
Personally researched. Occasionally unsettling. Perfect for the commute, or if you just fancy a sleepless night.
Readers are welcome to share their own encounters at the locations I have featured. Recent experiences are included below.
Ross House, Rosbeg
Castle Saunderson
Muckross Abbey
Castlepark House (Delmege House)
Killruddery House
Crebilly Road, Ballymena
Moore Hall
Ardilea Street, Belfast
Browse more than 1,100 haunted locations across Ireland.
Uncover haunted places near you. Explore their stories, and find out which sites you can visit - if you dare.
Old Parochial House, Ballynacarrigy
Abbeyshrule Abbey
Belvedere House
Kilbeggan Distillery
Fair Green Area
Columb Barracks
Moate Castle
Dunboden House
Haunted places in Ireland are not always the ones you'd expect. Alongside the castles and historic sites, strange experiences continue to be reported in hotels, workplaces, private homes and unremarkable stretches of road - ordinary places where something doesn't quite add up.
Many of the locations in this collection were uncovered through historical records and documentary research. Others came directly from people who got in touch to share what happened to them. If you've had an unusual experience, you're welcome to submit it.
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