Richard Costen

Location: Ardmore - Ardogina House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Richard died trying to escape from the law for a crime he did not commit. He can be heard screaming, choked to death on the reins of his horse. The spectral Jeremiah Coghlan reportedly rides on the back of a white horse - if seen, the viewer will die within a year. Finally, Sir Francis Prendergast, a psychotic murderer, stalks nearby woodland.

Nellie Flemming

Location: Ardmore - Whiting bay to Glencairn Beach
Type: Other
Date / Time: 1940s
Further Comments: Two groups of fishermen half a mile out to sea observed a large fishing boat heading towards them. Even though the boat made no sound and did not create any waves, the fishermen pulled back their nets fearing that the vessel contained customs officers, and hid in the nearby coves for the boat to pass - but it had vanished. A fortnight later, a huge storm hit the area and a local schooner named 'Nellie Flemming' was lost without trace, and the fishermen became convinced that the 'Nellie Flemming' was the strange boat they had seen.

Curse of Ballinacourty

Location: Ballinacourty - Ballinacourty house (no longer standing), and general area
Type: Curse
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A mother whose son was hanged by a local sheriff for being 'lazy' cursed all who lived in the area to endure the heartbreak she felt.

Black Goat

Location: Ballvaughan - Poulaphuca, area around dolmen
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This goat, though by some to be a fairy being, resides over the tombs in the area. The creature causes anyone who threatens the land to develop a hunchback.

Vanishing Island

Location: Ballycotton - Off coast
Type: Environmental Manifestation
Date / Time: 7 July 1878
Further Comments: Local fishermen awoke to see a strange new island out to sea, covered with trees and rocks. As dozens climbed into their boats and set off towards it, the island faded from view.

Danish Captain

Location: Ballyheigue - Ballyheigue Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960s
Further Comments: This ghost was once a well treated prisoner in the castle, who died trying to protect the building from a large scale robbery.

Gobhnet

Location: Ballyvourney - St. Gobnait's Well (still present) and area surrounding
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Fifth century
Further Comments: Gobhnet (or Gobnait) was a nun who built an oratory on the site where she stumbled upon nine white deer. She kept bees that doubled as her protectors, chasing away thieves. The well on the site is still a site of pilgrimage, who tend to visit on 11 February.

Gift of Oratory

Location: Blarney - The Blarney Stone
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: Many still kiss this stone in the hope that it will aid them with their public speaking and eloquence. Some believe the stone came from the Middle East and was the pillow of Jacob, while others say it was a gift to Cormac MacCarthy after he saved a witch from drowning.

Banshee

Location: Bunratty - Rathlaheen Cottage, near Bunratty Castle
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: 1956
Further Comments: The wails of the banshee were heard within this building just before a death occurred.

Black Blob

Location: Cappagh White (or Cappawhite?) - Road approaching Ironmills bridge
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 1910
Further Comments: While travelling on his bicycle, Thomas Fahey stated that a strange black blob landed on his handlebars. The weird entity slowed the bicycle down considerably, before moving off and disappearing along a path.

Moving Mary

Location: Cappoquin - Melleray Grotto
Type: Other
Date / Time: 16 August 1985
Further Comments: The statue of the Virgin Mary animated on this day, speaking to visitors and answering their questions.

Lucky

Location: Carrigaholt - Rahona Lodge
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 1917
Further Comments: This ghost was described as 'lucky' by former owner Charlotte Kean, as it could spend as much time as it liked at her family's summer home.

Begging Boy

Location: Castlelyons - Old Castle ruins
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This sad little figure is said to move around begging for his life to be saved. He was murdered by a former owner of the castle for misbehaving.

Petticoat Loose

Location: Clogheen - Large pond in the Knockmealdown Mountains
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The monster known as Petticoat Loose has a body similar to that of a horse, while the head takes the form of a woman. When it appears (which is rare), the creature asks 'When will the day of judgement come?' before disappearing back under the water.

Princess Orloff

Location: Clogheen - Shallardstown Mansion (no longer standing)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early twentieth century
Further Comments: The shade of Orloff, a former Russian Princess, was reported by a caretaker who looked after the building after it fell empty. Her coach could also occasionally be heard setting off along the driveway, driven by her loyal butler.

Crying Baby

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

Murdered Pirates

Location: Cummer - Castle Dunanore
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Sometimes one can see a ghostly ship drop anchor just off the coast; the battle scarred sailors use smaller boats to row to the castle where they carry chests and sacks of gold and jewels into the ruined structure.

Thick Mist

Location: Currabunny - Currabunny Woods
Type: Environmental Manifestation
Date / Time: 2007
Further Comments: A group of friend in the woods at dusk reported a thick mist that quickly descended the area. Footsteps and other noises surrounded them as they ran towards the car park. As they ran clear of the woods, the mist lifted and silence returned once more.

Death Coach

Location: Derrymore - Derrymore House
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Late nineteenth century
Further Comments: As the owner of the house lay dying, the other family members around his bed heard a horse drawn coach pull up outside the house. Believing it to be the doctor, they rushed downstairs, but nothing could be seen on the gravel driveway. The owner died soon after.

Crying Banshee

Location: Dingle - John Street
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A family named Hussey were filled with dread when they heard the wailing of the banshee outside their home. However, the banshee stopped crying and told them that she would never warn 'hoarding traders' of impending death. Sure enough, the following day the family discovered another man by the name of Hussey in the town had died.

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.

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.

Screams of Spanish Soldiers

Location: Dun an Oir - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 01 October (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Over eight hundred Spanish soldiers landed here in 1580, overrunning an English garrison. Spanish reinforcements failed to come, however, and their victory was short lived when more English troops arrived. The Spaniards surrendered, but most were immediately put to death by the enraged English. Their death throes echo around the area on the anniversary of their defeat.

Old Lady

Location: Ennis - Ballyalla House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Seen standing on the staircase, this little elderly lady sometimes makes an appearance when visitors arrive.

Pregnant Woman

Location: Glandore - The Druid's Alter
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This stone circle is haunted by the ghost of a woman who drowned herself only a few weeks before she was due to give birth. She is said to have had an unhealthy interest in the stones, hence her ghost returned to the area.