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Poltergeists and banshees, spirit-filled houses, and deathbed scenes pervaded by specters fill this enchanting treasury of tales based on supernatural phenomenon. Compiled from Ireland's abundant reserve of ghost stories, this richly varied collection of legendary and ancestral... Read Full Overview

For centuries, Ireland has been a place of the uncanny, with tales and legends of magic and curses, ghosts and fantastical beings, each and every story told breathlessly and with an oath to its truth. When researcher St. John D. Seymour placed a series of ads in local Irish newspapers... Read Full Overview

There is something so natural, and at the same time so unnatural, in seeing a door open when we know that there is no one on the other side of it, or in hearing the sound of footsteps, and feeling that it cannot be attributed to the feet of a mortal. These simple yet compelling... Read Full Overview

Irish fairy and folklore there were in abundance but there was no book of ghosts.

Suddenly a brilliant thought struck me. I wrote out a letter, stating exactly what I wanted, and what I did not want, and requesting the readers of it either to forward... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This collection of chilling and mysterious tales offers a glimpse into the rich tradition of Irish folklore and supernatural lore. Compiled from firsthand accounts, True Irish Ghost Stories brings together eerie encounters with ghosts, poltergeists, and other paranormal phenomena... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This collection of chilling and mysterious tales offers a glimpse into the rich tradition of Irish folklore and supernatural lore. Compiled from firsthand accounts, True Irish Ghost Stories brings together eerie encounters with ghosts, poltergeists, and other paranormal phenomena... Read Full Overview