{"id":3296,"date":"2024-10-01T13:56:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T13:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.aerlingus.com\/?p=3296"},"modified":"2024-10-18T15:17:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:17:20","slug":"spirits-myths-and-magic-explore-irelands-spooky-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/spirits-myths-and-magic-explore-irelands-spooky-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirits, myths and magic: explore Ireland&#8217;s spooky side"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"component text-block rich-text  padM padBottom\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><em>Ireland has an ancient history and countless local legends involving mythical beasts and otherworldly spirits. <\/em><\/h2>\n<h4><em>Discover old magic, tormented ghosts and cursed mansions on your next trip, if you dare&#8230;<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Where fairytales come true<\/h3>\n<p>In the modern world, it\u2019s easy to dismiss magic. But Ireland has a longstanding relationship with magical beings, especially the fairy. Some of Ireland\u2019s most famous people were believers, including Samuel Beckett and WB Yeats.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Hill-of-Tara-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hill of Tara<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The places where these beings are said to dwell are known as fairy forts. There are examples all over the country, including the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discoverboynevalley.ie\/boyne-valley-drive\/heritage-sites\/hill-tara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hill of Tara<\/a> in Co Meath and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverireland.ie\/Arts-Culture-Heritage\/grianan-of-aileach\/73795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grian\u00e1n Ailigh<\/a> in Co Donegal. And if you disturb them, woe betide you. It\u2019s said that angry fairies are behind a whole string of occurrences from road subsidences to bankruptcy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Black magic in the mountains<\/h3>\n<p>Looking for a place for a hike just outside the city? The Dublin Mountains are perfect for casual or seasoned walkers. During your trek, you might stumble upon an eerie building on Montpelier Hill known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinmountains.ie\/recreation_sites\/hell_fire_club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hell Fire Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BG-Y6OGKOuK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BG-Y6OGKOuK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Emma Lahiffe (@emmalahiffe)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-06-22T23:15:11+00:00\">Jun 22, 2016 at 4:15pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Built in the early 18th century on top of an ancient grave, this structure has a history of occult activities and unusual guests. It\u2019s said the devil has even appeared. It was the club house of a particularly wild bunch of upper-class Dubliners who had a reputation for meddling with dark forces.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Cut-throat sibling rivalry<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leapcastle.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leap Castle <\/a>in Co. Offaly has had a turbulent history. Since the early 1500s, there has been disastrous fires, fierce rivalries and cold-blooded murders.<\/p>\n<p>The so-called Bloody Chapel in the Castle is at the heart of the most terrifying tales. Rumour has it that a power struggle in the 1530s lead a man to kill his own brother, who was a priest, while he was saying Mass. Now his ghost can be seen on the Chapel stairways.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leap-Castle-Co.-Offaly.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leap Castle, Co. Offaly<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s also a small chamber in the Chapel that was used to imprison dead and dying men the ruthless owners had poisoned. There are stories of cartloads of skeletons being hauled from the dungeon, shocking locals to their core.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Egyptian curses on the Wild Atlantic Way<\/h3>\n<p>With its stunning Wild Atlantic Way views, Sligo is breathtaking. Head to Ballysadare Bay and see a magnificent 18th-century building that contrasts with the rugged natural landscape.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ballysadare-Bay-Co.-Sligo.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ballysadare Bay, Co. Slig<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>But Seafield House is said to be plagued with curses from far away lands. Former owner Owen Phibbs was a 19th-century archaeologist who travelled extensively across the Middle East and Egypt. He proudly displayed relics from ancient ruins in the house when he returned. However, there were soon reports of moving furniture, dark figures lurking and the entire house shaking violently.<\/p>\n<p>The Phibbs family enlisted Jesuit priests to exorcise the building for weeks, but they couldn\u2019t free the building of its dark spirits. It\u2019s now abandoned and in ruins.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Dracula the Dubliner<\/h3>\n<p>Did you known Count Dracula is from Dublin? Well, at least Bram Stoker who dreamt up the iconic Gothic character is.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1847 in Clontarf on Dublin\u2019s northside, Stoker was bedridden for much of his childhood. This encouraged him to develop his impressive imagination.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bram-Stoker-Festival.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bram Stoker Festival, Dublin<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>You can get up close and personal with the story and Bram Stoker\u2019s life when you visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.castledracula.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castle Dracula<\/a>. Located just a short walk away from where Stoker was born, this is a haunted house experience with a difference. This interactive show lets you meet characters from the famous story and watch a theatre show in a spooky graveyard.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"component feature simple  padM padBottom  right\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-10 offset-lg-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aerlingus.com\/html\/home.html\"  aria-label=\"Book Now\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Fly to Ireland<\/strong> from your local airport and start planning your own spooky road trip.<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__content__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Book Now<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"20\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M1.5 9.22581L18.5 9.22581M18.5 9.22581L9.17742 1M18.5 9.22581L9.17742 18\" stroke=\"#B4DE59\" stroke-width=\"1.32824\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerlingus.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/404.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":3299,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1533],"class_list":["post-3296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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