A new Irish Podcast, Haunted Real Ghost Stories, features the most haunting tales from the Island of Ireland. Each episode tells a specific story, bringing it to life and revealing the unsettling aftermath that makes it live on, in today’s world.
Fermanagh’s most famous haunted home, The Cooneen Ghost House is the first location to be explored. It tells the frightful tale of a widow, Bridget Murphy, and her children who had moved into an isolated cottage in the woods, only to find themselves targeted by an evil poltergeist. The cottage still stands to this day and no one has dared live there since.
The White Lady of Kinsale features in episode two and tells the story of a young girl living in the town who falls for a soldier based at Fort Charles, just outside Kinsale. However, when fate intervenes it leads to heartache and loss. The podcast draws you in from the beginning and tells how the tragic tale unfolded and how centuries later, it still lives on.
Speaking about the launch of the podcast, producer and presenter, Sarah Kelly says “Who doesn’t love a good story? Especially a scary one at Halloween. Everyone loves spooky tales and podcasts are a great way to tell them. It’s a bit of fun”.
The new Irish podcast will also feature the Hellfire Club in County Dublin and the terrible tale of the Derry Vampire. The Hellfire Club is a building once used as a hunting lodge in the Dublin Mountains, where a group of elite debauchers held their meetings away from the prying eyes of the public. Stories of murder, kidnap and satanic rituals were linked to the group who called themselves the Hellfire Club. The hunting lodge was burnt out long ago and it’s said the inferno started after one of the members, set fire to a servant who displeased him and the flames spread to the building.
The Derry Vampire tells the story of Ireland’s first vampire. The blood curdling tale is said to have been where Bram Stoker got the idea for his famous novel, Dracula. The vampire’s ‘resting place’ also known as the Giant’s Grave has remained untouched for centuries but the markers that point to the gravesite, in Slaughtaverty, are eroding. Ancient druids who helped stop the vampire known as Abhartach, warned that he could never be killed and that disturbing him could bring about a whole new world of trouble.
Sarah says “Our ghost stories are haunting, harrowing and at times heart-breaking. Before I began this journey, I only knew of maybe two or three of the Island’s most haunting tales. Even at that, I didn’t know the details but this podcast has revealed some cruel and horrific stories that have definitely sent shivers up my spine”.
Episodes are short and snappy, usually under 10 minutes in duration and draw you right in from the start. So, if it’s late and night and you want a bedtime scare, especially at Halloween, turn down the lights and turn up the volume and check out Haunted: Real Ghost Stories.
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Haunted: Real Ghost Stories can be found on most podcast providers or see https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/haunted-real-ghost-stories/id1534772498
