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Ireland After Dark

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Kinnitty Castle

October 20, 2026 · 27 min

A friendly monk appearing as a reflection in a bedroom mirror, and mingling with unsuspecting wedding guests. Guests waking to find spectral strangers in their rooms. A floating figure spotted in a corridor. A ghostly child and a dark…
Three Haunted Irish Theatres

October 13, 2026 · 29 min

Three haunted theatres where the show may not be over, even after the final curtain. From mysterious figures lurking in the wings to unexplained footsteps, ghostly faces and spirits said to linger among the seats, Ireland’s theatres have…
The Banshee

October 6, 2026 · 24 min

The banshee - Ireland’s legendary death messenger, whose mournful cry has been feared for generations. From old tales of fairy women combing their hair by moonlight to stories of families who claim to have heard her warning, the banshee…
Three Cursed Irish Families

September 29, 2026 · 26 min

Three historic estates where family tragedy, old folklore, and stories of curses as well as ghosts have become part of the story. Seafield House in Sligo - now a ruin, where an old woman is said to have cursed the Phibbs family. Years…
Haunted Churches and Graveyards

September 22, 2026 · 26 min

Five historic churches and graveyards where centuries of history, old folklore and reports of the restless dead have become part of the story. St Audoen’s Church in Dublin, one of the city’s oldest surviving churches, where a ghostly Green…

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Three Haunted Hotels

September 15, 2026 · 28 min

Three historic hotels where tragedy, institutional history and the restless dead have become part of the guest experience. The White Horse Hotel in Derry, built on the site of a nineteenth-century coaching inn with a brutal past, where an…
Trinity College

September 8, 2026 · 19 min

A centuries-old university where murder, body-snatching and the restless dead have become part of campus folklore. A stern fellow shot dead in the Rubrics, whose ghost is said to still wander the corridors. Human remains uncovered during…
They Had To Get Out

September 1, 2026 · 21 min

Three ordinary Irish homes where families found themselves confronted by something they could not explain. Strange footsteps and the sound of an animal dragging chains, lights switching themselves on and off, and a family who eventually…
Cabra Castle

August 25, 2026 · 22 min

A fairytale castle where the ghost of a murdered young woman is said to still wander the corridors. Objects moving in bedrooms, chandeliers swaying in empty rooms, and a scream heard when the castle was empty. A shadow crossing a…
Ireland's Haunted Waterways

August 18, 2026 · 23 min

A canal where a strange light was said to be responsible for several deaths. A haunted lock feared by generations of boatmen, and a ghostly voice with an unusual message. A bridge marked by rebellion, tragedy and stories of screams rising…
Loftus Hall

August 11, 2026 · 27 min

A house where the line between history and legend has blurred for more than 250 years. A lonely young woman whose tragic fate became one of Ireland's greatest ghost stories. A newspaper account from 1937 that tells a very different story…
The Fairy Folk

August 4, 2026 · 29 min

A belief that shaped how people farmed, built, and raised their children. A tomb moved for a quarry - and an empire that crashed not long after. Trees left standing for centuries because no one dares cut them down. And in one Tipperary…

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About the show

Every week, Ireland After Dark delves into the haunted history, folklore and darker corners of all 32 counties, uncovering stories of restless spirits, strange encounters, curses, creatures and places where the past has apparently decided it isn’t quite finished with us. Some of these stories are centuries old. Some are surprisingly recent. And most involve people seeing, hearing or experiencing things they would probably have preferred not to. Researched, written and presented by Jonathan, Ireland After Dark explores the stories behind some of Ireland’s most haunted locations - with a healthy degree of scepticism, a genuine fascination with the folklore, and absolutely no guarantee that any of it will make you feel better about the dark. Perfect for long drives, late-night walks, or lying in bed wondering whether that noise downstairs was just the house settling. It probably was. Probably. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.