Built in 1884, Glencar Lodge began life as a hunting retreat before being converted into a private residence in the 1930s.

In the late 1960s, a new family moved into the house — and almost immediately began hearing unexplained activity. At night, footsteps echoed up and down the hallway, long after everyone had gone to bed. On some evenings, the family reported the sound of a baby crying from the loft space above the kitchen, even though no child lived there.

As the months passed, the disturbances became harder to ignore. A persistent tapping began beneath the parents’ bed, sometimes continuing for hours. Eventually, the couple abandoned the bedroom altogether.

Locals later shared possible explanations.

One former owner was said to have been a retired sea captain who lost his voice to throat cancer. Unable to sleep, he would pace the corridors late into the night – a routine he supposedly continued long after his death.

Another family – the Rooneys – lived there briefly and recalled a tragic event. According to their account, a woman in their household gave birth in the loft, but the newborn was frail and died soon afterwards, never leaving the attic room where it was born.

When asked about the strange tapping, neighbours offered a darker story, this time tied to the Troubles. It was whispered that, during the early years of the conflict, a Loyalist paramilitary group used Glencar Lodge as an unofficial safe house. A local postman, rumoured (rightly or wrongly) to be connected to the IRA, was allegedly brought to the property, interrogated – and murdered. Some versions claim he was buried beneath the floorboards of the main bedroom.

Rumours and activity escalated until the family finally sought the help of the Church.

An exorcism was arranged — and according to local accounts, one of the priests involved died during the process, delaying its completion. Once it was finished, the house was renovated. Floorboards were removed and, as the story goes, a body was found, lending weight to the darker rumours.

Today, Glencar Lodge retains its peaceful exterior – but those who lived there insist the walls once held memories far more restless.