| Visit a haunted castle in Ireland! Friendly ghosts as | | | | Ireland is home to "Buttoncap", the ghost of a |
| well as disturbed spirits have been detected in | | | | young 16th Century soldier. |
| many Irish castles. You will learn the history | | | | Huntington Castle in County Carlow is built on the |
| behind the haunting and might experience a shiver | | | | site of a Druids Temple. Spirits of deceased |
| or two, yourself! | | | | monks, a murdered soldier, and Lady Esmond all |
| Castle doors suddenly slam shut. Swift winds tear | | | | haunt this large estate. |
| through guest rooms on otherwise calm nights. | | | | Killua Castle, located in County Westmeath, is |
| Terrifying wails are heard from deep within | | | | rumored to have a former employee's ghostly |
| castles. The reason for these events? Ghosts. | | | | figure stalking the grounds at night. |
| Their spirits have been haunting some castles in | | | | Castle Leslie in County Monaghan, Northern Ireland |
| Ireland for hundreds of years. If you are brave | | | | is a beautiful castle haunted by Norman Leslie, |
| enough, you might want to visit or stay in one of | | | | slain in World War I. |
| the real haunted castles in Ireland. | | | | Gormanston Castle in County Meath was owned |
| Many battles took place in Irish castles over many | | | | by a family for seven centuries. Legend has it |
| centuries of struggle for Irish rule. The violence | | | | that foxes surrounded the castle upon the death |
| and bloodshed took many lives and created many | | | | of one of the family members. |
| legends. Some of the castle ghosts were involved | | | | Kinnitty Castle in Country Offaly is a beautifully |
| in the fighting; others had more personal tragedies. | | | | restored castle hotel built on land once inhabited |
| I visited many haunted castles during my most | | | | by Druids. This castle is haunted by the "Phantom |
| recent castle tour. | | | | Monk of Kinnitty". |
| Charleville Castle in County Offaly is haunted by | | | | Wilton Castle in County Wexford is said to be |
| the ghost of its former owner, by druids buried | | | | home to the ghosts of a former magistrate, a |
| on the grounds, and by a girl who fell from a high | | | | dead actress, and a former castle resident. |
| staircase to her death. When I visited, ghost | | | | Leap Castle in County Offaly is widely regarded |
| hunters were setting up equipment to detect the | | | | as the most haunted castle in Ireland. Its bloody |
| spirits. | | | | past of massacres and murders has led to the |
| Clonony Castle is in County Offaly, near the | | | | presence of vengeful ghosts and unexplained |
| Shannon River. A ghostly figure of a man | | | | noises, placing Leap Castle at the top of the list of |
| reportedly patrols one of its towers. | | | | real haunted castles in Ireland. |
| Ballygally Castle is 20 miles from Belfast on the | | | | Whether or not you believe in ghost stories, it is |
| Antrim coast in Northern Ireland. It is a beautiful | | | | worth testing your beliefs firsthand. You will |
| hotel and is said to have its own friendly ghost! | | | | definitely enjoy a visit to these beautiful and real |
| Carrickfergus Castle in County Antrim, Northern | | | | haunted castles in Ireland. |