Grace Neill's

Donaghadee, Northern Ireland · United Kingdom · Pub

Ireland's oldest pub, opened in 1611, where the spirit of Grace Neill keeps standards up.

Grace Neill's in Donaghadee, County Down (BT21 0AH) claims to be the oldest pub in Ireland, opened in 1611. Grace Neill ran the inn for most of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Her spirit has stayed on, and unseen hands move glasses, lamps switch themselves on and off, and heavy footsteps are heard. Source: Haunted Places in Britain (PDF compilation).

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Where is Grace Neill's located?

Grace Neill's is in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.

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