Haunted Places in Dublin (26)

Explore 26 haunted places in Dublin. Read the stories and find your next ghost trip.

• ⚔️ Cornmarket (The Black Dog Prison) Dublin In the winter of 1788 a black-bristled thing walked upright through the lanes by Christ Church. Dubliners called the beast the Dolocher.
• 🏚️ Hellfire Club (Montpelier Hill) Dublin In the hunting lodge on Montpelier Hill, Dublin's infamous Hellfire Club played cards with a stranger — until someone saw the cloven hooves beneath the table.
• ⛪ The Black Church (St Mary's Chapel of Ease) Dublin Walk three times anticlockwise around the coal-black church at midnight, Dubliners say, and the devil meets you on the last circuit.
• 👻 Darkey Kelly's, Fishamble Street Dublin Dorcas Kelly was burned in 1761 after five bodies were found in the cellar of her brothel. The pub bearing her name stands on her old ground.
• 🌲 Feltrim Hill Dublin A black hound with burning red eyes keeps the hillside, and an old woman with a bundle of sticks walks up toward the holy well and never arrives.
• 🛣️ Jones's Road (Clonliffe House) Dublin A robbers' chain stretched across the road in the dark took Buck Jones's head. The white horse still carries him home along Jones's Road.
• 🛣️ Old Bawn, Tallaght Dublin On the anniversary of his death the archdeacon's coach comes up the road behind six headless horses. See it, and you have a year and a day.
• 🌉 Portobello Bridge Dublin A blinding light rises from the lock and disorients whoever crosses in the dark. The old lock keeper is blamed for seven deaths since 1861.
• 🏰 Rathfarnham Castle Dublin Two suitors sealed the girl behind the ballroom panelling and went out to duel for her. Neither of them came back alive to let her out. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏰 Drimnagh Castle Dublin Eleanora was forced to marry her cousin while her true love was slain — now she searches for him forever in Ireland's only moated castle. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Dr Steevens' Hospital Dublin For a century Dublin was certain the founder's sister hid a pig's face behind her veil. Her portrait still hangs in the hospital library.
• 🏰 Howth Castle Dublin The pirate queen Gráinne carried off the heir and demanded the gates never close at dinner. An extra place is still laid at table. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🌉 The Lady's Stairs, Ardgillan Dublin The white lady still waits on the bridge for the husband the sea took. On Halloween she is said to throw whoever sees her onto the rocks.
• 🏯 Newbridge House, Donabate Dublin At midnight the gate is heard opening and shutting in the empty park. It is Mr Cobbe driving up to the door behind six headless horses.
• 🏛️ Newman House, 86 St Stephen's Green Dublin Buck Whaley won a wager by leaping from the second-floor window. His figure still paces the same old nightly round down to Cuffe Street.
• 🎭 Olympia Theatre Dublin Dressing room number nine is knocked on when the corridor is empty, and a yellow light drifts past at knee height. Nobody is there. 🛏 Book a night here
• ⛪ St Audoen's Church Dublin The Lucky Stone in the porch glowed in the dark, took human shape, and screamed when workmen tried to break it with a sledgehammer.
• 🏛️ Trinity College Dublin Dublin Junior Dean Edward Ford was shot through his own window in 1734. In powdered wig and gown he still walks at dusk toward Botany Bay.
• ⚰️ Wolfe Tone Square (St Mary's churchyard) Dublin A widow's curse condemned the hanging judge Norbury to unrest. Chains are still heard dragging along the road from Cabra to the graveyard.
• 👻 The Brazen Head Dublin Robert Emmet took the room above the door so he could see his enemies coming. Drinkers say he is still in his corner, watching it.
• 👻 The Bull and Castle Dublin An icy chill sweeps the bar with no door opened and leaves a weight of melancholy behind — the poet James Clarence Mangan walking again.
• 🏛️ Dunsink Observatory Dublin The first Royal Astronomer, John Brinkley, never left the observatory. He still stands in silence at his old meridian instrument under the dome.
• 🏛️ Iveagh House Dublin Every Holy Thursday a cross comes up in a window pane. The servant girl refused a priest and the last rites is still claiming her due.
• ⛪ St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin Captain Boyd's Newfoundland howled after the coffin, lay down on the grave and starved. It is still seen beside his statue inside.
• 👻 Marsh's Library Dublin By night, Archbishop Marsh searches the shelves of his own library — hunting for the farewell note his niece hid inside one of the books.
• 🛎️ The Shelbourne Hotel Dublin At Dublin's grandest hotel, little Mary Masters rattles the pipes on the seventh floor — the girl who died of cholera in 1791 still plays in the corridors. 🛏 Book a night here

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Dublin?

Haunted Places lists 26 haunted locations in Dublin, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Dublin?

Among the most notable in Dublin: Cornmarket (The Black Dog Prison), Hellfire Club (Montpelier Hill) and The Black Church (St Mary's Chapel of Ease).

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Dublin?

Yes — 5 of the haunted places in Dublin are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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