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True Irish Ghost Stories: Haunted Castles, Spectral Visitors, and Supernatural Legends of Ireland
Paperback
HorrorClassic FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781617201011
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Oct 24 2010
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A classic collection of authentic Irish ghost lore gathered from tradition, testimony, and historical record.
In this remarkable volume, the Irish antiquarian John D. Seymour assembles a series of supernatural accounts drawn from the towns, castles, country houses, and lonely roads of Ireland. Rather than presenting imaginative tales, Seymour sought out stories reported as genuine experiences-apparitions seen in ancient manor houses, mysterious warnings heard in the night, spectral figures attached to old families, and uncanny occurrences preserved in local memory.
Many of the narratives emerge from Ireland's long and turbulent past, where centuries of conflict, displacement, and folklore have woven the supernatural deeply into the cultural landscape. Haunted castles, restless spirits, prophetic dreams, and strange visitations appear throughout these accounts, reflecting the enduring belief that the boundary between the living and the dead is sometimes thin in the Irish imagination.
Part folklore, part historical record, and part psychical curiosity, True Irish Ghost Stories stands as one of the most engaging collections of supernatural testimony from Ireland. The book offers not merely ghost stories, but a glimpse into the traditions, fears, and mysteries that have long haunted the Irish countryside.
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