Topic Research

I'm really interested in the Irish Ghost Stories topic and decided that was the topic I was most interested in from last week's assignment. After spending a little time in Ireland, I was fascinated with the history of the country. All the buildings are extremely old and hold some sort of story. There are a lot fables that haunt each place. A lot of the stories I'm going to read about are true to an extent. They come from real history or places and have been passed down. The book, "True Irish Ghost Stories" by John D. Seymour have a lot of stories about occurrences of ghosts and the supernatural in Ireland. The first, "Haunted Houses in or Near Dublin" is really interesting. Dublin is the only city I've been to in Ireland and believe me I can see why people would have these haunted occurrences. These people recount the many times they have come in contact with a ghost. Whether it's waking them up from their sleep or seeing the ghost in their kitchen many times, these people believe that what they saw was real. On the other hand, there are other people who say that the reason they are seeing these things is because the estates are very old, not because it's a ghost. Another part of the book is, "Haunted Places." This part of the book focuses on specific places in Ireland that people see similar things. People will tend to see a little girl in the middle of the street as they drive by or seeing a strange figure in the distance. Because these people have been told some see these things, maybe they convince themselves that they are seeing them as well when they visit. Another interesting part of the book is, "Legendary and Ancestral Ghosts." These are all the stories that are passed down from generation to generation. Growing up, it's always interesting to hear these different stories. These stories tend to lean more toward monster stores and ghost stories. I think it will be really interesting to dive more into this topic and discover more of these stories.

True Irish Ghost Stories by John D. Seymour

Reported Haunted House in Ireland. Source: Wikipedia