The Paranormal Database

Mass

Location: Cork - Blackamoor Lane Friary
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: April 1838
Further Comments: This building was home to a phantom monk who finally left after Father Theobald Mathew, founder of the Total Abstinence Society, served Mass with him.

Black Cheeks

Location: Cork - Church of the Resurrection, Farranree
Type: Other
Date / Time: 13 September, 1985
Further Comments: Three children watched the BVM move in this church, almost falling on top of them. One child's mother said that the eyes of the statue turned red, while its cheeks and feet became black.

Crying Baby

Location: Cork - Commodore hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A local myth says the upper part of the hotel is haunted by the cries of a young baby, the body of which was once discovered in a cupboard.

But not on Video

Location: Cork - Deerpark CBS
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2017
Further Comments: A couple of unconvincing poltergeist videos were released, showing activity in the school. However, the headmaster did say that there had been previous strange activity in the school, including The Last Call being heard played on trumpet by a lone worker on the site.

Quakers

Location: Cork - Former guest house, Sunday's Well
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Nineteenth century
Further Comments: A student left his new guest house after one night after encountering three Quakers which entered his bedroom at night. The witness described the figures as having blue glassy eyes which stared at him in sadness. After a while, the three men walking away, passing through a wall. The scene replayed again before dawn broke.

The Franciscan Well Bar in the City of Cork.

Dragging Footsteps

Location: Cork - Franciscan Well Bar
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: A local priest was called in to give this location a blessing after the owner reported hearing dragging footsteps and objects which would smash without reason in the bathroom.

The Lake in Cork Lough Park.

Flooded Well

Location: Cork - Lake in Cork Lough Park
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Lake still present
Further Comments: A legend says that this area was once owned by a king. A water well used by the local population was placed out of bounds, the king stating only his daughter could use it. However, one evening as the princess drew water for a royal party, the waters of the well flooded over, drowning the family and covering their castle. Some nights the party can still be heard continuing under the lough.

Nun

Location: Cork - North Infirmary (hospital no longer operational)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A nun accidently killed a patient, the regret caused by the incident resulting in her returning as a phantom.

Soldier

Location: Cork - Oval bar
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Local tales say a phantom uniformed soldier carrying his rifle manifest in the bar area. The ghost walks over to the fireplace where he sits on a sofa before vanishing.

Banshee's Voice

Location: Cork - Private residence, Sheares Street (was Nile Street)
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Early nineteenth century
Further Comments: Irish barrister Edward Kenealy heard the voice of a banshee shortly before the death of a brother.

The River Lee passing through Cork.

Amelia

Location: Cork - River Lee
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather dependent: nights of the full moon (reoccurring), late 19 century?
Further Comments: Amelia was murdered by her mistress on the banks of the Lee after being caught breaking into a cupboard full of expensive clothing. For several years after her death, Amelia was seen along the River Lee in Cork on nights of the full moon, wearing black clothing and looking frightened.

Skies over the city of Cork.

Bird Fight

Location: Cork - Skies over the city
Type: Other
Date / Time: 07 October - 14 October 1621
Further Comments: Over a period of four or five days, two massive flocks of starlings gathered over the city, one in the east and one in the west. On the 12 October, the two flocks took to the air, engaging in combat - covering the city ground with dead and wounded birds. Just before nightfall, both bird armies left the area, but returned for another major engagement and final battle on 14 October.

Trumpets

Location: Cork - St Fin Barre's Cathedral
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Trumpets still present
Further Comments: Two golden trumpets are held by a figure affectingly known as 'Goldie Angel' on top of the cathedral. Local folklore says when the trumpets are heard being blown the end of the world is nigh, alerting the people of Cork that they shall be the first to enter heaven.

Nun

Location: Cork - St Finbarr's Hospital
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1940s onwards
Further Comments: The ghost of a nun was said to have been spotted by several members of staff as she walks down the corridors. The style of clothing is from the 1940s.

Oppressive Feeling

Location: Cork - St Kevin's Asylum, Shanakiel (no longer operating)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s, 2010s
Further Comments: Many local people site just know the site as 'haunted', although a couple of urban explorers who ventured up to the building left after an oppressive feeling washed over them. Another team of visitors fled after being terrified by 'something'; one of the group later returned and stuck his head through a broken window to hear whispering voices faintly citing names and places.

The old Cork Gaol.

Daddy

Location: Cork - The old Cork Gaol
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: Shortly after opening to the public in 1993, a member of staff heard a child's voice repeating the word 'daddy'. Believing it to come from a lost child, the staff member investigated, only to come across a woman wearing green who walked through a wall.

Waving Wailing Woman

Location: Cork - Unidentified bridge in Blackrock suburb
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Nineteenth century
Further Comments: Passing the time gazing from a window, a girl glimpsed a white woman that had appeared on a nearby bridge. The pallid figure waved her arms and started to wail loudly before suddenly disappearing. The following day, the girl's grandfather tripped and fell while in Cork city, cracking open his skull on the pavement and never regaining consciousness.

Mary Pike

Location: Cork - Vernon Mount House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This site was rumoured to be haunted by Mary Pike, kidnapped for her dowry and driven insane by her abductor. A fire in July 2016 left the building little more than a shell.

Enchanted Island

Location: Courtmacsherry - Bay
Type: Environmental Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The bay at Courtmacsherry is another place where an enchanted island occasionally makes an appearance before vanishing.

Leprechaun

Location: Crookstown - Fort in the area
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This little fellow wore a red cap, a black jacket, long grey stockings and narrow shoes with turned up toes. His home was in a row of bushes which grew close to the fort. Most people knew not to go near the bushes, but Mr Sullivan decided that they needed a trim. After a few minutes cutting away, he severed the top of his finger, so quit the task.

Thrown from Currabinny

Location: Crosshaven - Boulder on foreshore
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: The boulder which can be found here has a granite plinth nearby, stating the rock was thrown into position by the giant of Currabinny.

Black Coach

Location: Doneraile - Area outside Doneraile Court
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: August 1887
Further Comments: A farmer returning home encountered a coach pulled by four headless horses, which pulled away from the Court's driveway at breakneck speed. The man later learned that Viscount Doneraile died just before his encounter. The ghost of Lady Casteltown has been reported within the building, as has her husband.

Pack of Hounds

Location: Doneraile - General area
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The lands around Doneraile are home to a phantom pack of hounds, sometimes heard but not seen and at other times observed in silence. On one occasion, a witness spotted a rider leading the pack, leading to speculation that a former lord of the manor had not yet realised he should have passed over.

Braon Sinnsear

Location: Drimoleague - Castle Donovan
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: The constant drip of water from the ceiling of the lower chamber is said to be the tears of Dorothy Forde. She was hanged by the O'Donovan clan who were unwilling to pay back a debt to her family.

St Olan's Cap

Location: Dromatimore - Close to St Olan's Well
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This healing stone would cure headaches, if balanced on the head, and would also deal with any problems during pregnancy. If removed from the site, the stone would teleport back, although it is not sure where it currently is located.