| Hotels
& Guesthouses |
|
Ghost |
| Renvyle House, Galway |
Yeats treated this
building as home away from home, and is believed to still reside
here. Several of the rooms are also haunted by the ghost of child. |
| Kilkea Castle,
Kildare |
The ghost of the
Geraldine Wizard Earl, the immured Knight and the Evil
Eye Stone |
| Barberstown Castle,
Kildare |
The Lady in Grey |
| Ballyduff House,
Kilkenny |
Possibly
the ghost of the Robber Freney |
| Roundwood House,
Laois |
A
child with a sword who plays on the lawn |
| Durrow Castle, Laois |
A
ghostly daughter of Lord Ashbrook |
| Glin
Castle, Limerick |
Poltergeists
by the banks of the Shannon and a friendly ghost, nicknamed Gerald |
| Castle Leslie,
Monaghan |
Many
long-dead Leslie aunts and uncles have been spotted, and there's
even a ghostly dog named Punch. |
| Kinnitty Castle,
Offaly |
In
the magnificent Banqueting Hall, the "Phantom Monk of
Kinnitty" is frequently seen by staff and visitors alike.
There is also a haunted bedroom |
| Cashel Palace,
Tipperary |
The Bishop's valet
carries on his tasks |
| Newbay House, Wexford |
Col French's ghost
haunts the stables |
| Ballygally Castle
Hotel, Antrim |
Lady Isobel jumped to
her death from an upper window to escape a slow lingering death
administrated by her husband. She now knocks on various doors
before running away. Madame Nixon is named as another ghost to be
found here, and can be recognised by the rustling of her dress. |
| Tullyglass Hotel,
Tyrone |
|
Carrie is believed to
have died in the tower around two hundred years ago. |
|
Rental Houses
|
Price Range |
Sleeps |
Ghosts |
| Ballaghmore
Castle, Laois |
from
€1,500 for 2 nights
from €2,000 per week |
6 |
Various
members of the Fitzpatrick family |
| Huntington
Castle, Bunclody |
from
€300 for 2 nights
from €600 per week |
4 |
The
most haunted inhabited castle in Ireland |
| Ross
Castle, Cavan |
from
€1,000 for 2 nights
from €2,000 per week |
10 |
Ross
has about eight ghostly residents, and oddly they're all female.
Two female apparitions and one ghostly cat |
| Portlick
Castle, Athlone |
from
€2,400 for 2 nights |
12
- 30 |
The
most bizarre apparation are the legs and arms of a man going up
the back stairs.
Visitors have also experienced a shadowy man
pacing back in forth on the balcony of the great room,
ghostly sounds including rustling, furniture moving and voices.
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