Article: A-haunting we will go

With our castles' bloody histories, it is little wonder that many of us believe the spirits of unsettled souls reside in them. ELEANOR FITZSIMONS takes a tour of Ireland's spookiest spots

ANCIENT DOORS slam shut without warning as a chill wind whips up where all was calm before. Windows of long-abandoned rooms are illuminated by mysterious lights in the dead of night. Heart- wrenching wails tear the silence of a lonely keep. Could it be that our castles are haunted? With their horrible history of bloody battle, siege and occupation, it is little wonder that many believe the spirits of unsettled souls reside in and around the walls of Ireland's castles. Some have been reduced to ruins, ...

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