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Ghost Stories of Ireland - Seeking Tales of the Unexplained

This Samhain, we invite you to share ghost stories that have been passed down through oral tradition in your locality. Or, you can choose and submit one of the stories recorded by school children for the Irish Folklore Commission in the 1930s.

Ghost stories and encounters with otherworldly beings are a common theme in Irish folklore. At Hallowe'en, it was believed that the veil between the physical and spiritual realms becomes thinner, allowing spirits to cross over to interact with the living. This is why ghosts and spooky stories are so strongly associated with this time of year.

We are intrigued and want to find out if these stories continue to be told in the 21st century, and what part of Ireland is the spookiest! 

Contribute your ghost story here
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    Submit a Ghost Story from the Schools' Manuscript Collection 1937-1938

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    The Ghost Turnip & other Hallowe'en traditions

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    Tá Oíche Shamhna beagnach ann! Hallowe’en is almost here!

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    "What about the ghosts?' I asked"... an extract from 'The Darkness Echoing'

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    Is there anyone here to answer Mass...? A tale of Old Cork

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    Dark Horse and Carriage

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    An extra passenger

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    Cromwell Guard

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    Exorcism in Curraghchase House.

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    Ghost of ‘Bobby Bawn’ is still remembered

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    Renvyle Banshee

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    The Banshee Visit

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    'The friars of Urlaur'

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    The Story of Castletown House, Celbridge

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    The True Story of a Dundalk Exorcism

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    The Tall Man

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