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Article: A-haunting we will go
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- October 31, 2009
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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, ...