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Abhartach The Irish Vampire

Every country has its legends of terror and one of the most common and persistent of these legends, found worldwide, is that of the vampire. A vampire is someone who has died but who returns to the world in order to feed on the warm vital blood of the living. Bram...

The Ghost of Jack Hayson

The ghost of Jack Hayson is a story that starts at the home of the Hayson family who lived in Waterford in the late 19th Century on the quay by the River Suir and next to the harbour. Jack Hayson was away from the family home that night as he was a seaman and he and...

The Derrygonnelly Farmhouse Ghost

Ghosts in Ireland, like ghosts all around the world, can attach themselves to families or in particular family members. The Derrygonnelly farmhouse ghost seemed to do just that. This haunting of a family, in particular, their daughter, takes place in a Derrygonnelly...

The Mary Carrick Poltergeist

Not strictly an Irish folklore tale but as Mary Carrick did emigrate to America from Ireland. We decided this ghost story was worth including. This story was told to Atlantic Monthly in August 1868 by Mr. H.A Willis, himself a witness to the following baffling yet sad...
The Ghost of Jack Hayson

The Ghost of Jack Hayson

The ghost of Jack Hayson is a story that starts at the home of the Hayson family who lived in Waterford in the late 19th Century on the quay by the River Suir and next to the harbour. Jack Hayson was away from the...

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