Second Book of Irish Ghost Stories

Second Book of Irish Ghost Stories gathers reported hauntings collected by Patrick Byrne, including accounts linked to Ireland’s revolutionary past. The stories come from correspondence and testimony associated with his work on the Dublin Evening Herald’s ‘Ghosts’ column, preserving local claims rather than presenting them as established fact.

Among the material is an account related by the actor and writer Dr Micheál MacLiammóir, while 10 stories have been identified as concerning the Irish Revolution. The collection therefore brings together apparitions and other uncanny reports shaped by personal memory, political violence and oral storytelling. Its emphasis is on the stories as they were gathered and related, retaining the uncertainty that surrounds many haunting traditions.