Irish Ghost Stories

Irish Ghost Stories contains stories that tell of spooky goings-on in almost every part of the country. They include the tales of the Wizard Earl of Kildare, the Scanlan Lights of Limerick, Buttoncap of Antrim, Maynooth College's haunted room, Loftus Hall in Wexford, and an account of how the poet Francis Ledwidge appeared to an old friend in County Meath. The country of Ireland is full of old castles with secret rooms, and while some of the stories are obvious figments of lively imaginations, there are other tales that cannot be easily explained away.



Patrick Byrne was a fifth-generation Dubliner who was active in journalism and writing for many decades. His other books include The Irish Ghost Stories of Sheridan Le Fanu (Mercier Press). He died in 1999.