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This castle was featured on the cover of several editions of the novel The Riders by Tim Winton. In 1996, Leap Castle's history and hauntings were examined in Castle Ghosts of Ireland by Robert Hardy. [12] A chapter in "The World of Lore: Dreadful Places" by Aaron Mahnke is also dedicated to Leap Castle. It is titled The Tainted Well in ...
Mildred Darby (née Dill; 18 March 1867 – 5 January 1932) was an Anglo-Irish novelist in the Gothic genre and owner of Leap Castle, considered the most haunted castle in Ireland partly due to her input.
Leap Castle: Many people were imprisoned and executed in this castle, and it is supposedly haunted by several spirits. [66] Ross Castle: Guests often wake at night hearing disembodied voices and doors banging and shutting on their own. An apparitional spirit who roams here is Richard Nugent's daughter, Sabina. Her lover, Orwin drowned himself.
The Irish rebel "red" Hugh O'Donnell, Oliver Cromwell, Conor O'Brien and his wife Máire Rua O'Brien (the "Red Mary"), the High Sheriff of County Clare and Viscount Powerscourt amongst others played a part in the Castle's turbulent history. The Castle became a ruin after its last inhabitants left in the mid-19th century, only to be fully ...
Reportedly haunted locations in Northern Ireland (1 P) Pages in category "Reportedly haunted locations in Ireland" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The same allegedly haunted high school, Deerpark C.B.S, whose video of a "ghost" that had the internet grasping for an explanation last month, just released new eerie footage.
O'Brien, Gillian. Sunday Independent; Dublin [Dublin]. 25 Oct 2020: 10. I couldn't complete my book without a visit to Leap Castle in Co Offaly, which claims to be the 'world's most haunted castle'. The castle was built by the O'Carrolls in the 15th century, and many of the tormented souls said to haunt it are mercenaries the family betrayed.
What is Ireland's Leap Day tradition? According to Irish Central, the tradition of women proposing on Leap Day dates back to 5 th century Ireland, where St. Brigid of Kildare complained to St ...