Ep 208: Haunted Irish Castles

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David Flora

Science, Social Sciences, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Erin go Boo! Welcome to Season 7, kicked off with a fun trip to some haunted Irish castles! Lively legends, gruesome ghosts and harrowing history fill the ruined halls of haunted Irish castles, and Flora plays tour guide through 5 spooky spots. Not all Keeps sport frightening tales, but their history is fun and full of ghastly deeds and characters. Hear the tale of Red Mary from Leamaneh Castle in Co. Clare. Pick your favorite of five ghosts in Malahide Castle, Co. Dublin. Double your pleasure with a pair of history-rich Ross Castles. And bop around Co. Offaly for the eeriness of Charleville and Leap Castles. Get your Guinness ready, your pot of gold is filled with stories in Season 7's first episode of Blurry Photos! Music Echoes of Time v2, Hidden Past, Ossuary 6 - Air, Skye Cuillen, The Dread, Danse Macabre, Myst on the Moor - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Sources

Leamaneh Castle: https://www.aransweatersdirect.com/blogs/blog/leamaneh-castle Tour Malahide: http://www.daytoursunplugged.ie/visiting-dublin-check-out-our-blog-before-you-book- our-award-winning-day-tours/malahide-castle-myths-and-legends.581.html

Leap Castle: http://leapcastle.net/ ; https://dailyscribbling.com/the-secret-life-of-irish-castles/leap-castle-kinslayers-priest- killers-rapture-and-flames/
Rowan, A.B. Lake Lore. Hodges and Smith, 1853. https://books.google.com/books? id=cl9ZAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA187&lpg=PA187&dq=lake+lore+AB+Rowan&source=bl&ots=6Zs5e_oAyf& sig=rZiXst5dsGR-4OucU6U7iESXjPw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi94uCQk- vZAhUl5YMKHcWzCxsQ6AEIRDAI#v=onepage&q=ross&f=false
Ross Castle: http://www.ross-castle.com/en/
Charleville Castle: http://www.ghost-story.co.uk/index.php/haunted-buildings/most-haunted/191- charleville-castle-tullamore-ireland
Adams, C.L. Castles of Ireland. London, E. Stock, 1904. https://archive.org/stream/ castlesofireland00adamiala/castlesofireland00adamiala_djvu.txt

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0:27.0	Their ruins dot the Emerald Green Countryside. Once proud homes and fortifications whose
0:37.9	empty bones harmonize with the verdant landscape. The gray mossy stone frames sit blanketed in ivy, while sheep and cows
0:48.9	graze nearby, oblivious to the fabled history enshrouding the locale.
0:55.0	Drive down an Irish road for very long and you're bound to run across the remnants of a castle or two.
1:02.0	Some are nothing more than... remnants of a castle or two.
1:03.8	Some are nothing more than hollow shells of crumbling walls.
1:08.6	Others have been maintained for centuries, and still others lay in some combination of conditions.
1:17.0	But like the mystic bucolic isle they sit on, these old castles are steeped in legend and remain full of lore.
1:27.0	Almost every old castle in Ireland has a supernatural tale attached to it, from other worldly spirits to fantastical creatures, some
1:37.4	sinister, some simply indifferent. Explore old ruins or stay at a well-kept castle there,
1:46.0	and you can be certain of a couple things.
1:49.0	Magnificent views and even better hospitality,
1:52.0	with the occasional added bonus of disembodied
1:55.6	whispers, spectral visitors, and phantom touches.
2:01.8	Pour a pint of Guinness and put on your warmest jumper.
2:04.0	We're testing our luck and exploring haunted Irish castles in this episode of blurry photos. Hello everyone I'm your host David Flora.
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