Irish Ghost Stories

Irish Ghost Stories gathers reported apparitions and uncanny incidents from across the country, linking supernatural tales with named places, buildings and local traditions. Its range includes the Wizard Earl of Kildare, the Scanlan Lights of Limerick and Buttoncap of Antrim, alongside an account of a haunted room at Maynooth College.

Further stories centre on Loftus Hall in Wexford and the reported appearance of the poet Francis Ledwidge to an old friend in County Meath. Patrick Byrne presents these accounts in the space between folklore and testimony: some may be explained as products of lively imaginations, while others have resisted easy explanation. The result is a geographically broad collection rooted in Ireland’s enduring ghost-lore.