Haunted Belfast

Haunted Belfast gathers reports of apparitions, poltergeist activity, unexplained sounds and smells, and other unsettling manifestations associated with the city. Joe Baker places these accounts within Belfast’s historical landscape, linking stories of hauntings to particular buildings, streets and locations across Northern Ireland’s capital.

The book treats Belfast’s ghost lore as a record of reported experiences and traditions rather than established fact. Its scope ranges from sightings and disturbances to the darker stories attached to places with long or troubled histories, presenting a local collection shaped by the city’s past and by the people who have continued to recount its hauntings.