Haunted Places: The Hell Fire Club, Co. Dublin

The hunting lodge at the summit of Montpelier Hill in the Dublin mountains known as the Hell Fire Club is said to be one of the most haunted places in all of Ireland.

Magical Places: The Dark Hedges, Co. Antrim

This magical tunnel of entwining beech trees has long been a favourite among photographers, but in recent years the once quiet country lane has become one of Northern Ireland's most popular tourist attractions. 

 

Magical Places: The Hermitage at Tollymore Forest Park, Co. Down

Hidden in the depths of Tollymore Forest at the foot of the Mourne Mountains sits a peculiar little man-made structure on the edge of a gorge above the Shimna River: the so-called "Hermitage" is one of the strangest buildings in Ireland.

Magical Places: Dunlough Castle, Three Castle Head, Co. Cork

It's hard to imagine a more remote and dramatic setting for a fortress: Dunlough Castle sits perched on the edge of a cliff at the most northerly tip of the Mizen Peninsula in County Cork.

Haunted Places: Charleville Forest Castle, Co. Offaly

Footsteps, voices, a child crying, nocturnal singsong echoing through the halls - haunted Charleville Forest Castle, hidden deep inside the ancient oak woods in County Offaly is infested with ghosts and spirits, making it one of the eeriest places in Ireland. 

 

Sligo Abbey - the Fires and the Shadows

Irish history is full of terrifying and violent events - invasions, battles, raids, enslavement, pestilence, famines,  pillages, blood and thunder. The Dominican Friary of the Holy Cross in the heart of Sligo town has seen all of the above.

Magical Places: Bonamargy Friary in Ballycastle, County Antrim

Tucked away between the golf course and the beach in Ballycastle on the beautiful Antrim Coast, lie the ruins of haunted Bonamargy Friary.

Clifden Castle, Co. Galway

Clifden Castle is quite a sight! Straight out of a fairytale, clad in ivy, enchanted, maybe even haunted..! It was commissioned to be built in 1815 by John d'Arcy of the famous Galway d'Arcys, one of the fourteen families of the "Tribes of Galway".