Hauntings Database
Search ghosts and haunted locations across Britain and Ireland. Hotels, pubs, castles and other haunted places all come from the same Master Places database.
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.
Phoenix Park
📍 Phoenix Park
Reports include Jonathan Swift's ghost is traditionally said to haunt the vast Dublin park, with the activity reported around the location over many years.
Rathfarnham Castle
📍 Rathfarnham Road · D14 K3T6
Local accounts describe a phantom dog and the ghost of a murdered young boy reported around the castle grounds.
Rathmines Bridge
Witnesses describe a phantom lock keeper and disorienting bright light blamed in tradition for drawing victims toward the canal.
Ross Castle Hotel, Oldcastle
📍 Ross Castle, Ross
Reports include Sabina and her brutal father, the Black Baron, both said to haunt the castle hotel.
Shelbourne Hotel
📍 27 St Stephen's Green · D02 K224
Local accounts describe longstanding reports of paranormal activity that drew investigators Hans Holzer and Sybil Leek to the hotel.
St Mary's Chapel of Ease
📍 St Mary's Place North, Phibsborough
The site is associated with a longstanding tradition that circling the Black Church at midnight can summon a terrifying supernatural encounter.
St Michan's Church
📍 Church Street, Arran Quay · D07 F3P6
Reports include ethereal touches and disembodied voices reported inside the crypt among the church's preserved remains.
St Patrick's Cathedral
📍 St Patrick's Close · D08 H6X3
Witnesses describe Jonathan Swift's apparition reportedly seen inside the cathedral where he served and was later buried.
Barry Island
📍 Barry Island
The site is associated with the spectral figure Benedict y Diffoddwr associated with local supernatural traditions around the island.
Beaumaris Courthouse
📍 Castle Street · LL58 8BP
Witnesses describe unexplained noises, disembodied voices and a strong feeling of being watched in former courtrooms and corridors.
Blue Anchor Inn
📍 Blue Anchor Inn, East Aberthaw · CF62 3DD
Staff and visitors report time-slip-like sightings of smugglers and pack ponies appearing around the ancient inn before vanishing.
Caerphilly Castle
📍 Castle Street · CF83 1JD
Caerphilly’s Green Lady is linked with the tragic legend of Alice de la March and her lost lover. Another tradition places the winged death-omen Gwrach y Rhibyn around the castle.
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.
Former University of Wales College
📍 Lodge Road · NP18 3QT
Reports include a former matron, Roman centurion and unexplained lift activity reported around the old college buildings.
Gallows Green
📍 Gallows Green / Gallows Point area
Staff and visitors report sudden unease, an oppressive atmosphere and a powerful sensation of not being alone at the former execution site.
Hellfire Club
📍 Montpelier Hill / R115
The site is associated with unseen grabbing, a woman's screams, shadowy figures and other spectres reported around the hilltop ruin.
Llancaiach Fawr Manor
📍 Gelligaer Road · CF46 6ER
Staff and visitors report a child tugging sleeves, a ghost called Mattie and other apparitions reported around the historic manor.
Newport Castle
📍 Malpas Road · NP20 1DA
The site is associated with a bearded figure linked to Robert Fitzhamon and other ghostly activity reported around the castle ruins.
Olympia Theatre
📍 72 Dame Street · D02 K135
Staff and visitors report a resident poltergeist rattling doors and windows, phantom footsteps and a dressing room wrecked by an unseen force.
Prestatyn Promenade
📍 Promenade between Nova and Festival Gardens
Reports include a white-dressed woman appearing along the coastal route before vanishing, according to longstanding local reports.
Rhyl Little Theatre
📍 17 Vale Road · LL18 2BS
Local accounts describe the feeling of being watched, shadowy figures, unexplained taps and unusual light phenomena reported around the theatre.
Rhyl Town Hall
📍 Wellington Road · LL18 1BA
The site is associated with unexplained activity and strange encounters reported inside the Victorian town hall, which has a long local haunted reputation.
