Halloween Special: The 25 Most Haunted Places, Houses and Castles in Ireland
Wherever your path takes you in Ireland, local tales of haunting are easy to find. Superstition has always run deep in the country, and it’s fractured historical past is the setting of many an unhappy story. Most of those came in death and led to an unfortunate attachment to the buildings they once gave life […]
Leamaneh Castle and the Story of the Notorious Red Mary
On the edge of the Burren in Ireland’s County Clare, lies the ruins of Leamaneh Castle. At first sight, it’s pretty, if not spectacular. Most people keep driving, without taking that second important glance. A glance into the castle’s past, that is. Before them stands one of the most haunted Irish castles, and the home […]
Leap Castle – A Unique and Haunting Experience in Ireland
Leap Castle has had some fascinating inhabitants- and many of them still there! A first hand account of visiting the world’s most haunted.
10 Great Reasons to Visit Malahide Castle
Malahide Castle Dublin is 800 years of Irish history in one building. This magnificent Irish castle has hosted the Talbot Family for much of that time, an unusual fact otherwise unheard of in the country. As it stands today, the castle is a great example of Gothic revival architecture. It’s unique style and circumstances in […]
Should you visit the hidden Drimnagh Castle in Dublin?
In the working class neighbourhood of Drimnagh in Dublin city, there lies an unexpected castle. It’s location is even more so, tucked away obscurely behind a local school. Possibly owing to its obscurity, its a castle that will prove a real treat for any visitor. The Drimnagh Castle staff provide intimate tours of the renovated […]
Dalkey Castle and Village- A worthy day trip from Dublin
Of all the castles within Dublin and Ireland, there is but one that stands out as the most entertaining. That accolade goes to Goat Castle, more commonly known as Dalkey Castle. So what separates this simple town house from the behemoths that Ireland possesses? Its genius lies in its tours, which are not conducted by […]