Opened in June 2023, the Irish Wake Museum offers visitors a thought-provoking journey through Ireland’s relationship with death—from early Christian rituals and folklore to 20th-century customs and superstitions. Set on the historic grounds of a former almshouse, believed to have been built in 1478, the museum once provided shelter to elderly men and women in their final years. With such a poignant history, it’s little surprise that the building is now considered a hotspot for paranormal activity.

Among the eerie reports are sightings of children’s reflections in the glass display cases that house mourning jewelry—pieces once crafted to commemorate the dead. Visitors and staff have also reported unexplained electrical disturbances and sudden fainting spells in one particular room, though no physical cause has ever been found.

In an effort to explore these phenomena, a paranormal investigation team conducted a séance inside the museum. While their attempts to reach the so-called “ghost children” were unsuccessful, they did establish contact with a spirit believed to be an Asian woman. During a Ouija board session, the word “Monto” emerged—a reference to Dublin’s once-notorious red-light district, which operated between 1860 and 1925. This led investigators to suspect that the site may have once functioned as a brothel, adding yet another layer to the building’s complex and mysterious past.