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.
Ardglass Castle
📍 Ardglass Golf Club, Castle Place, Ardglass, County Down · BT30 7TP
Ardglass Golf Club, Castle Place, Ardglass, County Down · BT30 7TP
The sound of snooker balls has reportedly come from an empty room at Ardglass Castle, now the golf clubhouse. One account describes the noise being heard when the listener believed he was alone in the building. Other reports include footsteps, a hand touching a shoulder and heavy breathing near a fire door. A woman has also been reported inside the clubhouse, adding to the accounts investigated for television.
The Hole in the Wall
📍 9 Market Street, Armagh, County Armagh · BT61 7BW
9 Market Street, Armagh, County Armagh · BT61 7BW
A friendly ghost called Wilfy is part of the Hole in the Wall’s pub tradition. He is particularly associated with the bar area of the old Market Street building. The story identifies him as a former licensee who has kept a connection with the premises.
Tullyglass Hotel
📍 178 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, County Antrim · BT42 1HJ
178 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, County Antrim · BT42 1HJ
A young girl known as Carrie is said to walk the corridors of Tullyglass Hotel. Hotel owner Chris McConville and members of staff have reported seeing her. McConville associated the appearances with discussions about developing the property. He said he had not believed in ghosts before owning the house.
The Dark Hedges
📍 Bregagh Road, Stranocum, Ballymoney, County Antrim · BT53 8TP
Bregagh Road, Stranocum, Ballymoney, County Antrim · BT53 8TP
A Grey Lady is said to travel along the tree-lined stretch of Bregagh Road known as the Dark Hedges. In the familiar version of the story, she appears at dusk and disappears near the end of the avenue. Her identity varies between tellings. Some describe a former servant from the nearby house; others connect her with a deserted graveyard. Neither explanation has been established as the origin of the reported figure.
St Nicholas’ Church
📍 Lancasterian Street, Carrickfergus, County Antrim · BT38 7FH
Lancasterian Street, Carrickfergus, County Antrim · BT38 7FH
A grey lady and a clergyman are the two figures associated with ghost reports at St Nicholas’ Church. Both are said to appear only rarely within the church.
The Old Barracks, Cahersiveen
📍 Bridge Street, Cahersiveen, County Kerry · V23 VR62
Bridge Street, Cahersiveen, County Kerry · V23 VR62
The Old Barracks in Cahersiveen, formerly a Royal Irish Constabulary station, was investigated by GhostÉire. An account of the investigation says team members sensed what they interpreted as several spirit presences within the building. The barracks, built in the 1870s and destroyed by fire in 1922, was later restored as a heritage centre. The reported activity remains an investigator's account rather than a documented apparition.
Royal Courts of Justice
📍 Chichester Street, Belfast, County Antrim · BT1 3JF
Chichester Street, Belfast, County Antrim · BT1 3JF
Officers guarding the Royal Courts of Justice reportedly encountered a woman wearing Victorian clothing. She was described as descending a staircase before disappearing through a solid wall.
Old Bushmills Distillery
📍 2 Distillery Road, Bushmills, County Antrim · BT57 8XH
2 Distillery Road, Bushmills, County Antrim · BT57 8XH
Employees at Old Bushmills Distillery have reported a Grey Lady. The associated tradition describes a woman still searching for her husband, who went out with the family dog and never returned. Other versions connect her presence with secured windows opening and sudden cold patches inside the distillery. The missing husband and searching wife belong to the ghost story; their identities have not been established.
Lambeg Parish Church
📍 Church Hill, Lambeg North, Lisburn, County Antrim · BT27 4SB
Church Hill, Lambeg North, Lisburn, County Antrim · BT27 4SB
A Grey Lady is said to walk along the road before turning into the grounds of Lambeg Parish Church. Local tradition identifies her as a young woman waiting for a lover lost at sea. A separate account concerns the parish hall. A parishioner locking up heard voices and entered a room, expecting to find a meeting. The room was empty, and she reported that the door slammed behind her.
Grove Playing Fields
📍 York Road / North Queen Street, Belfast, County Antrim · BT15 3DN
York Road / North Queen Street, Belfast, County Antrim · BT15 3DN
Galloper Thompson, the ghostly horseman of north Belfast, is associated with the Grove Playing Fields and the former Jennymount estate. Stories describe a rider travelling at great speed after the death of Gordon Augustus Thompson. Some versions make the rider headless; others say both horse and rider lack heads. The tale was also used to warn children to return home before dark. The playing fields are one of the places specifically linked with the tradition.
Galgorm Castle
📍 Galgorm Castle estate, Galgorm, Ballymena, County Antrim · BT42 1HL
Galgorm Castle estate, Galgorm, Ballymena, County Antrim · BT42 1HL
Dr Colville’s supposed bargain with the Devil lies behind Galgorm Castle’s best-known ghost tradition. In the story, he demands a bootful of gold, then cuts through the boot and the floor beneath it to keep the payment coming. His spirit is said to remain at the castle. Another account concerns a servant in a shawl who appeared to a member of the owning family and warned that horses had escaped. The animals were subsequently found away from the estate.
Flame Gasworks Museum
📍 44 Irish Quarter West, Carrickfergus, County Antrim · BT38 8AT
44 Irish Quarter West, Carrickfergus, County Antrim · BT38 8AT
A young woman has reportedly been seen crossing the main yard of Carrickfergus’s preserved gasworks. Other accounts describe objects being thrown, unexplained noises and shadows moving through the buildings. The disturbances have drawn paranormal investigators to the former industrial site. The gasworks opened in 1855 and closed in 1987; the reported woman has not been securely identified.
Dobbins Inn
📍 6–8 High Street, Carrickfergus, County Antrim · BT38 7AF
6–8 High Street, Carrickfergus, County Antrim · BT38 7AF
Guests and staff at Dobbins Inn have reported a female apparition and the sensation of being touched. The figure is associated particularly with the bar and reception fireplace. Accounts also describe an apron being tugged and pans falling in the kitchen. The ghost is usually called Maud or Elizabeth. Local tradition connects her with a murdered woman and her soldier lover, although the identities and circumstances vary between tellings.
Direct Wine Shipments
📍 5–7 Corporation Square, Belfast, County Antrim · BT1 3AJ
5–7 Corporation Square, Belfast, County Antrim · BT1 3AJ
Footsteps have reportedly crossed the stone floor at Direct Wine Shipments when staff were locking up and believed nobody else remained. The third floor is associated with further disturbances, including overturned chairs and cups knocked from people’s hands. Owners described feeling watched and said some employees disliked entering the room. Their accounts featured in a television investigation; later claims about named spirits were interpretations made during that investigation.
Crosskeys Inn
📍 40 Grange Road, Ardnaglass, Toomebridge, County Antrim · BT41 3QB
40 Grange Road, Ardnaglass, Toomebridge, County Antrim · BT41 3QB
A tall male figure is said to haunt the Crosskeys Inn. Accounts describe a dark shape occupying corners of the pub or passing its windows around dawn.
Ballyboley Forest
📍 Forest entrance, 40 Upper Ballyboley Road, near Ballynure, County Antrim · BT39 9SS
Forest entrance, 40 Upper Ballyboley Road, near Ballynure, County Antrim · BT39 9SS
Visitors to Ballyboley Forest have reported whispering without a visible speaker and unusual lights among the trees. A further story describes a dark mist following a young couple towards their car during the 1990s.
Medieval Museum, Waterford
📍 Cathedral Square, Viking Triangle, Waterford · X91 K10E
Cathedral Square, Viking Triangle, Waterford · X91 K10E
At Waterford’s Medieval Museum, staff and visitors have reported doors opening and closing, unexplained footsteps and a lift moving without anyone using it. A staff member described seeing an apparition in the first-floor theatre. Other visitors have reported figures on the upper levels and unease near the medieval vestments display. GhostÉire documented these accounts during its investigation of the museum.
Assembly Rooms
📍 Former Northern Bank, 1–3 Waring Street, Belfast, County Antrim · BT1 2DX
Former Northern Bank, 1–3 Waring Street, Belfast, County Antrim · BT1 2DX
Men wearing powdered wigs and the sound of a woman crying are associated with the former Assembly Rooms at Belfast’s Four Corners. Staff working in the building during its banking years reportedly disliked going upstairs alone. Paranormal investigator Warren Coates also described investigations at the premises and recordings he interpreted as voices.
Tarbert Bridewell Courthouse and Jail Museum
📍 Bridewell Street, Tieraclea Lower, Tarbert · V31 X883
Bridewell Street, Tieraclea Lower, Tarbert · V31 X883
Tarbert Bridewell, the former courthouse and jail in County Kerry, has been investigated by GhostÉire. The team has described recording what sounded like a child laughing during an earlier visit, despite no children being present. Investigators have also reported other unexplained sounds in the building, which operated as a courthouse and jail from 1831.
Plassey House
📍 Plassey House, University of Limerick, Sreelane, Castletroy · V94 PX58
Plassey House, University of Limerick, Sreelane, Castletroy · V94 PX58
Plassey House at the University of Limerick is associated with a White Lady said to walk beside the River Shannon. Local tradition describes fishermen and barge workers seeing her near the historic house. An account of the haunting also notes a portrait titled Woman in White and a bust of Lady Monteagle inside the building, both said to resemble the apparition.
Irish Wake Museum
📍 Cathedral Square, Waterford City · X91 WFE8
Cathedral Square, Waterford City · X91 WFE8
Staff at Waterford's Irish Wake Museum reported seeing reflections of children in glass display cabinets containing mourning jewellery. Curator Cliona Purcell told the Irish Examiner that guides, visitors and tradespeople had described unusual experiences. The reports prompted GhostÉire to investigate the former almshouse, with particular attention to the stories involving children.
Coughlan's Bar
📍 7 Douglas Street, Cork City · T12 DX39
7 Douglas Street, Cork City · T12 DX39
Coughlan's Bar in Cork attracted attention when CCTV recorded a large bottle apparently falling from a shelf towards a staff member. Owner Edel Curtin confirmed the footage was genuine and recalled other unusual incidents, including glasses unexpectedly breaking. Staff have long joked about the pub being haunted, although the cause of the disturbances remains unexplained.
19 Thomas Street
📍 19 Thomas Street, Limerick City · V94 XR44
19 Thomas Street, Limerick City · V94 XR44
The former Olde Tom pub at 19 Thomas Street in Limerick, now a restaurant, has a reported haunting involving a man seen walking through walls. A submitted account says staff and visitors witnessed the figure and that glasses moved or flew across an upstairs room. The testimony is anecdotal and has not been independently corroborated.
Old Ground Hotel
📍 Station Road, Ennis · V95 WDX2
Station Road, Ennis · V95 WDX2
The Old Ground Hotel in Ennis incorporates parts of a former town hall and jail and has a longstanding haunted reputation. An Irish Examiner report in 2012 noted that the building might be haunted, while a guest described an unsettling stay in a 2008 account. Specific details of any apparition remain uncertain, so the haunting is best treated as a reported hotel tradition.
