6 True Irish Ghost Stories That Will Haunt You (1913 Archives)

Dearest members of The Old Ink Society,

Tonight, we turn the fragile pages of True Irish Ghost Stories (1913), collected by the Reverend St. John D. Seymour, a man who dared to ask an entire nation to share its hauntings. The result was a chorus of whispers from every corner of Ireland.

In this account, we wander through Conn’s Half, the northern realm where houses breathe, doors knock without a visitor, and rooms remember far more than they should. From the ghostly knocking at Emo House to the restless souls of Cavan and the haunted barracks where even the constables feared to sleep — these are tales drawn not from imagination, but from experience.

Step softly, dear listener.
Ireland’s ghosts are eloquent, and their stories linger long after the telling.

Yours in ink and intrigue,
🕯️📖🌙
Lady S. Ashcroft

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0:00 — The Reverend’s Letter (1913)
1:30 — Ireland & Conn’s Half: Setting the Map
2:17 — Emo House, Westmeath: The Relentless Knocking
6:12 — The Phantom Horses: A Country House Haunting
8:28 — Built on a Graveyard: Nine Skulls Unearthed
9:53 — County Cavan Poltergeist (1869): The Black Barrel
12:52 — The Haunted Shop: “Lord, save me!”
14:41 — Barracks Hauntings: Night Watch Terror
17:12 — Closing Reflections: Whispers Between Worlds

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