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Haunted PlacesCounty Offaly, Ireland3 min read

Leap Castle: Ireland's Most Haunted

A 15th-century Irish castle with a spike-filled dungeon — and a reputed elemental spirit.

Leap Castle: Ireland's Most Haunted — County Offaly, Ireland
Photo: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

A bloody clan history

Built around the 15th century, Leap Castle was the seat of the warring O'Carroll clan. Its "Bloody Chapel" hides an oubliette — a dungeon where prisoners were dropped onto spikes and left.

The hauntings

Often called Ireland's most haunted castle, it's said to be home to a foul-smelling elemental spirit and the ghosts of those who died in its dungeon.

Visit

Privately owned, Leap Castle is sometimes open for tours and events.

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