Haunted Places in the UK & Ireland
Explore haunted hotels, pubs, castles and other places across Britain and Ireland. Search by name, location or reported activity, and find places within a chosen distance.
St Conal's Hospital Letterkenny
📍 Kilmacrennan Road, Ballyboe Glencar · F92 TD92
Reports from St Conal's Hospital Letterkenny include apparitions, strange sounds and sudden cold spots in areas linked to the site's former occupants.
Owey Island
Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Owey Island, contributing to its long-standing local haunted reputation.
Rathmullan Abbey
Witnesses have described shadowy figures, strange sounds and sudden chills around Rathmullan Abbey, where local ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Ardgillan Castle
📍 Ardgillan Demesne · K34 C984
The site is associated with Lady Langford reportedly waiting near the Lady's Stairs for the husband who drowned offshore.
Corkagh Park
📍 Naas Road, Newlands Cross
The site is associated with a headless horseman reportedly galloping through the Devil's Passage, accompanied by the sound of spectral hooves.
Hellfire Club, Dublin
📍 Montpelier Hill / R115
The site is associated with unseen grabbing, a woman's screams, shadowy figures and other spectres reported around the hilltop ruin.
Abbey Theatre
📍 26–27 Lower Abbey Street · D01 K0F1
Witnesses have described shadowy figures, strange sounds and sudden chills around Abbey Theatre, where local ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Brazen Head
📍 20 Lower Bridge Street, Usher's Quay · D08 WC64
Witnesses describe the spirit of revolutionary Robert Emmet reportedly remaining at the old pub as a spectral guard.
Bull and Castle Pub
📍 5–7 Lord Edward Street · D02 P634
Local accounts describe a sudden icy chill and oppressive melancholy traditionally associated with poet James Clarence Mangan.
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
📍 Christchurch Place, Wood Quay · D08 TF98
Visitors to Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin report unexplained footsteps, fleeting figures and an eerie atmosphere, particularly around the older parts of the site.
Collins Barracks
📍 Benburb Street, Stoneybatter · D07 XKV4
Staff and visitors report Napoleonic soldiers, ghostly gunshots and the sounds of spectral horses reported around the former military barracks.
Connolly Station
📍 1 Amiens Street, North Wall
Staff and visitors report a grey-uniformed soldier reportedly walking along a disused platform before fading from sight.
Darkey Kelly's
📍 19 Fishamble Street · D08 PD8W
Reports include the feeling of being watched, strange sounds and objects reportedly moving by themselves inside the pub.
Davy Byrne's Pub
📍 21 Duke Street · D02 K380
Witnesses describe James Joyce's shade reportedly appearing in mirrors inside the famous Dublin pub, with the activity reported around the location over many years.
Drimnagh Castle
📍 Long Mile Road, Drimnagh
Local accounts describe Eleanor's spectral figure said to wander the castle searching for Sean O'Byrne after their tragic love story.
Dublin Castle
📍 Dame Street · D02 XN27
Staff and visitors report a starving widow, condemned prisoners and other restless presences associated with the castle's dungeons and cells.
Dublin Castle Chapel Royal
📍 Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle, Dame Street · D02 XN27
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Dublin Castle Chapel Royal, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.
Dublin City Hall
📍 Dame Street · D02 DF20
Reports from Dublin City Hall include apparitions, strange noises and the feeling of an unseen presence moving through its historic rooms.
Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
Reports from Gaiety Theatre, Dublin include strange sounds, shadowy figures and unexplained activity continuing after audiences and staff have left.
General Post Office, Dublin
📍 O'Connell Street Lower · D01 F5P2
Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around General Post Office, Dublin, contributing to its long-standing local haunted reputation.
Glasnevin Cemetery
📍 Finglas Road, Glasnevin · D11 XA32
Witnesses have described shadowy figures, strange sounds and sudden chills around Glasnevin Cemetery, where local ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
John Kavanagh's Gravediggers Pub
📍 1 Prospect Square, Glasnevin · D09 CF72
Reports include an old man in a tweed suit reportedly sitting at the bar drinking before fading from view.
Kilmainham Gaol
📍 Inchicore Road, Kilmainham · D08 RK28
Visitors and staff report footsteps, voices, apparitions and sudden cold throughout the former prison's cells, corridors and execution areas.
Marsh's Library
📍 St Patrick's Close · D08 FK79
The historic library is associated with restless spirits, unexplained sounds and ghostly presences said to move among its old bookshelves.
