One of the most haunted countries in the world is Ireland. Locals cherish haunted castles, mills and swamps and other places where the supernatural appears.
So, for example, along one of the roads of County Tyrone at one time dozens of cars were lined up, full of people wishing to see the so-called "White Lady". Many of them succeeded: no less than twenty or even thirty people claim that they have repeatedly seen a figure in white crossing the road. One of the young residents of a nearby village saw her seven times. According to him, this is a hunched over old woman.
"The Ghost of a Nun" from Galway. Photo of 2012. The photographer is confident that this is the ghost of a 19th century nun who regularly appears in the Long Walk Historic District. According to him, the figure was not visible in reality either before or after photographing this area.
There are many stories about why the spirit of this woman cannot rest in any way. According to one version, the "White Lady" once lived in a house nearby. Now this abandoned building perfectly complements the picture for tourists waiting for the appearance of a ghost: half-torn shutters creak in the silence of the night and a collapsed roof cracks.
They even call the name of the former inhabitant of the house - Dora Gilmore. It is also said that a ghost began to roam the neighborhood after a tree was cut down near the house.
According to another version, the ghost is the spirit of a woman who died in a car accident several years ago. After she was hit by a car, the woman settled near the road, and at night she goes out to catch a passing car. If the driver is brave enough to slow down near the voting figure in white, the ghost disappears.
All these stories tourists can hear from the regulars of the local pub, who are already accustomed to being treated to a drink in exchange for history. The pub owner, however, is skeptical about ghost stories: he claims to have heard such stories for as long as he can remember.
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There are many otherworldly hiking trails in Northern Ireland. The Springhill estate in County Londonderry has enjoyed unwavering popularity for decades. According to legend, in 1814, the owner of the house named George Lenox-Coningham, who was in military service, left his post and went home after he received news of the illness of his young children.
His wife Olivia managed to cure the children, and a friend, met by Lenox-Coningham on the way, promised to warn the commander, but betrayed him and declared him a deserter. The lawsuit led to a two-year depression, which ended in the suicide of the owner of the estate.
Olivia tried to prevent her husband's suicide. Tourists are promised that if the ghost wants to appear to them, they will see a female figure with raised arms and an expression of horror on her face. The Blue Room, where Lenox-Coningham shot himself, is always cold (paranormal experts consider this one of the main signs of the presence of spirits) and especially impressionable visitors feel uncomfortable in it.
When the old wallpaper peeled off the wall of this room, a secret door to a small closet was revealed. On the floor of the closet, they found a pair of gloves and a small wallet with bullets. These findings are shown to visitors to Springhill to this day.
The ghost of a girl captured at Loftus Hall in Wexford in August 2014. Ghosts have been seen in this mansion before.
Another, slightly less sinister place is the Staples estate located in County Tyrone. The surroundings of the estate are so picturesque that they themselves attract many tourists. The local ghosts are known for periodically filling the air of the estate with the scent of roses or lavender.
Sometimes in the silence heavy footsteps of an invisible man or infant crying are heard. And they also say that once a guest of the house went down to the living room and found children playing there. She called out to them, but they ignored her. As it turned out later, there could be no children in the estate that day.
There is a house in County Antrim that has been converted into the Dobbin's Inn so that everyone can spend the night in a haunted house. According to legend, since the 15th century, Catholic priests have secretly served in this house. And the wife of the owner of the house, Elizabeth Dobbins, fell in love with a handsome soldier and ran to see him through a secret tunnel.
When her husband found out about this, he killed the lovers with a sword. Hotel guests hope to see Elizabeth's ghost near the fireplace in the living room, which served as the entrance to the tunnel. Some even succeed.
However, those wishing to see the Irish ghosts do not have to leave their own home. On the IrelandsEye website, you can follow the images from webcams installed at an old weaving mill in the same County Tyrone. The picture is updated every 30 seconds.
It is said that in 1912, a 16-year-old worker, Helena Blanden, died in this factory and her ghost still occasionally appears in one of the premises. By the way, it was at this factory that the tablecloths were made that covered the tables in the restaurant for first class passengers on the infamous Titanic.
Those who see something unusual in the pictures from the webcam are invited to write to the site owners, indicating the exact time of the occurrence. However, staring at the blurry image of a dark and dusty corner is not a very exciting experience. Out of boredom, something can be seen.