Ruins of the castle, copyright Phil Willis.
Sinking Coach
Location: Antrim (County Antrim) - Antrim Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 31 May (reoccurring)
Further Comments: A coach pulled by a team of four horses which sunk into the pond drowning all on board is seen repeating the tragic accident once a year. In addition, a stone wolfhound which stands by the gateway is said to have once been flesh and blood - the dog gave a warning to an advancing sneak attack upon the castle before turning into rock. It now safeguards the Clotworthy family name on the condition it is never removed. Finally, the sound of heavy breathing can be heard coming from the ruined building.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2005-04-13
Last updated: 2005-04-13
ID: #6158
White Lady
Location: Antrim (County Antrim) - Clotworthy House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1993
Further Comments: Investigating strange sounds after dark, a security guard spotted a white figure standing in a room. The guard closed the only door leading to the room to trap the figure, but the apparition vanished without trace.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2023-03-26
Last updated: 2023-03-26
ID: #14844
Bloody Puddle
Location: Antrim (County Antrim) - Mussenden Temple library
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A mysterious patch of blood occasionally appears on the floor of this building, evaporating away a few minutes later.
Source:
Needs Review
First added: 2005-04-13
Last updated: 2005-04-13
ID: #6144
Hanged People
Location: Antrim Town (County Antrim) - Corner of the Belmont Road and Cunningham Way
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A few residents of the area have spotted ghosts of people hanging from the trees. Local folklore says that this was once the location of a hanging tree.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2006-02-19
Last updated: 2006-02-19
ID: #6686
Female Cyclist
Location: Antrim town (County Antrim) - Dublin Road (poss. British Road), towards the airport
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 1991
Further Comments: While travelling to work, a man spotted a young girl wearing a long 1900's type dress cross the road on an old fashioned bicycle. When the witness reached the point where he had seen her, he realised that there were no gaps in the heavy hedge rows and that on either side of the road deep ditches leading into heavily ploughed fields made it impossible for anyone to cross at that point.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2006-02-19
Last updated: 2006-02-19
ID: #6687
Operation Big Cat
Location: Ballybogy (aka Ballybogey) (County Antrim) - General area and surrounding countryside
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 2003
Further Comments: A joint army and police team created 'Operation Big Cat' after two dead calves were found and a local man admitted releasing a puma and a panther from his private collection. Although there were dozens of sightings and livestock attacks, the cats were never caught.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2007-05-29
Last updated: 2007-05-29
ID: #7493
Julia's gravestone, copyright Phil Willis.
Black Nun
Location: Ballycastle (County Antrim) - Graveyard
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A local legend says if you walk around Julia McQuillan's (also known as the black nun) grave seven times clockwise, seven times anticlockwise and then place your hand through the hole in the grave, you will summon the ghost of the nun. McQuillan was a recluse who became renowned after issuing several prophecies, including the coming of the aeroplane and motorcar, the drowning of a local red-haired priest, and the arrival of the Russians in Ireland.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2012-05-06
Last updated: 2026-08-31
ID: #10865
Lady Isobel Shaw
Location: Ballygally (County Antrim) - Ballygally Castle Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Lady Isobel jumped to her death from an upper window to escape a slow lingering death administered by her husband. She now knocks on various doors before running away. Madame Nixon is named as another ghost to be found here and can be recognised by the rustling of her dress.
Source:
Historical Record, User Submission
First added: 2005-04-03
Last updated: 2005-04-03
ID: #6056
Hell Gate
Location: Ballymena (County Antrim) - Dundermot Mound
Type: Other
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Dundermot Mound is reported to be the location of a secret entrance to hell - occasionally it opens, releasing demons who take any witnesses straight to the underworld.
Source:
Needs Review
First added: 2005-04-13
Last updated: 2005-04-13
ID: #6127
Coachman
Location: Ballymena (County Antrim) - Dundermot Mound
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A phantom coach and four rides around the area. The ghostly driver will ask anyone he spots 'is the bridge at Glarryford still up?' - any answer the witness gives will ensure that they will die within a year (so I suggest looking at your feet and saying nothing).
Source:
Needs Review
First added: 2005-04-13
Last updated: 2005-04-13
ID: #6128
Headless Horseman
Location: Ballymena (County Antrim) - Road leading to the White Gates, Crebilly Road area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 31 October (reoccurring)
Further Comments: A robber escaping from a house rode into a thin piece of wire tightly pulled between the gateposts here, losing his head in the process. His decapitated shade is either seen or heard at Halloween, still on horseback.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2005-04-03
Last updated: 2005-04-03
ID: #6054
Carrie
Location: Ballymena (County Antrim) - Tullyglass Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: Carrie is believed to have died in the tower around two hundred years ago when the Tullyglass was a mansion house.
Source:
Needs Review
First added: 2005-09-07
Last updated: 2005-09-07
ID: #6530
George Hutchinsons
Location: Ballymoney (County Antrim) - Main Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Midnight, every Friday the thirteenth (reoccurring)
Further Comments: With a large metal ball chained to his ankle, George 'Bloody' Hutchinsons walks one way down the street before turning back again. It is reported that anyone who can prevent him from completing his journey will dismiss the spirit forever.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2005-04-13
Last updated: 2005-04-13
ID: #6141
Pipe Smoker
Location: Ballymoney (County Antrim) - Private residence
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2010s
Further Comments: A few ghosts are said to haunt this property. A couple of female forms flitter around, while a male pipe smoker and an authoritative man are also reported. Poltergeist-like activities have included banging sounds, doors opening, and footsteps.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2018-12-26
Last updated: 2018-12-26
ID: #13059
Cleaners
Location: Ballymoy (County Antrim) - Ballymoy Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Saturday (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Invisible wraiths are said to sweep the castle clean each Saturday.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2005-04-14
Last updated: 2005-04-14
ID: #6190
Victorian Woman
Location: Belfast (County Antrim) - 91 Beechmount Grove (no longer standing)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: June 1989
Further Comments: John Skillen released a book of his experiences in this house where he lived with his family. During their time here, the ghost tossed John against a wall and slapped his children. The family moved away after the attacks escalated.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2023-07-08
Last updated: 2023-07-08
ID: #14977
Green Triangle
Location: Belfast (County Antrim) - Above Yorkgate shopping centre
Type: UFO
Date / Time: 12 November 2006
Further Comments: Shoppers at the centre reported seeing a green triangular ufo cross the sky above them.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2007-04-01
Last updated: 2007-04-01
ID: #7150
Galloper Thompson
Location: Belfast (County Antrim) - Alexandra Park Avenue and Shore Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Nineteenth century
Further Comments: A member of the Thompson family who loved horses died and took to galloping along the Avenue after dark (the horse taken from the family stable and normally found exhausted the following day). The haunting ceased after the ghost, nicknamed 'Galloper Thompson', was caught in a bottle and tossed into the sea.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2023-10-04
Last updated: 2024-05-06
ID: #15088
Black Man
Location: Belfast (County Antrim) - Arden Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: October 1972
Further Comments: A brief myth which sprang up around Halloween, the streets were said to be the haunting ground of a black figure which could change size.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2018-05-28
Last updated: 2018-05-28
ID: #12851
John Savage
Location: Belfast (County Antrim) - Ardilea Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Nineteenth century?
Further Comments: John Savage owned a few properties along this road. After he committed suicide, his ghost was said to return to this area.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2011-05-02
Last updated: 2011-05-02
ID: #10452
Matron
Location: Belfast (County Antrim) - Belvoir Park Hospital (closed 2006)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: When this hospital was operating, stories claimed a ghostly matron walked the wards, the sound of her dress rustling along the floor. Since closing, it is claimed security staff have been spooked by shadows and strange sounds.
Source:
Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2024-05-15
Last updated: 2024-05-15
ID: #15397
Wailing Man
Location: Belfast (County Antrim) - Cave Hill (aka Cavehill)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1913 onwards
Further Comments: The wails and cries of a man could be heard on multiple occasions during 1913, although the noises ceased when investigators grew close. Two years later, a hovering figure caused a witness to panic and flee. The remains of a skeleton found in 1922 were later identified as a man who had vanished around the time the first wails were heard.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2026-02-07
Last updated: 2026-02-07
ID: #16323
Lion
Location: Belfast (County Antrim) - Cavehill Park, Upper Hightown end
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 31 August 2008
Further Comments: Several independent witnesses called the police to report a sandy coloured cat in this park. The nearby Belfast Zoo reported no animals missing. A search of the area by police failed to find the feline.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2008-09-07
Last updated: 2008-09-07
ID: #8934
Daniel Joseph Jaffe
Location: Belfast (County Antrim) - City Cemetery
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Daniel is said to have started haunting the area around his monument after it was vandalised.
Source:
Needs Review
First added: 2011-05-02
Last updated: 2011-05-02
ID: #10453
Ethel
Location: Belfast (County Antrim) - Craigavon House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 2014
Further Comments: East Coast Paranormal Society carried out an investigation on this site and claimed to have caught a bearded figure reflected in a mirror. Another entity said to haunt the building is 'Ethel', a former matron who worked on the site when it was a hospital.
Source:
Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2015-02-08
Last updated: 2015-02-08
ID: #11744
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