Examining folkloric, paranormal & cryptozoological locations in the UK and beyond
Location: Ballinskelligs (County Kerry) - Ballinskelligs Bay
Type: Environmental Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Fishermen claimed to have seen an enchanted island off the coast before it vanished
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2025-03-22
Last updated: 2025-03-22
ID: #15826
Location: Ballyferriter (County Kerry) - Graveyard
Type: Other
Date / Time: Likely nineteenth century
Further Comments: After a non-local man was buried in this graveyard, the ghosts of his ancestors were seen walking slowly towards his grave.
Source:
Needs Review
First added: 2011-04-28
Last updated: 2011-04-28
ID: #10361
Location: Ballyheige (County Kerry) - Ballyheigue Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960s
Further Comments: This ghost was once a well-treated prisoner in the castle, who died trying to protect the building from a large-scale robbery.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2005-04-02
Last updated: 2005-04-02
ID: #6026
Location: Ballyheige (County Kerry) - Tralee Bay, between Kerry Head and Brandon's Head
Type: Environmental Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid-nineteenth century?
Further Comments: One author claimed the entire population of Ballyheige witnessed an enchanted island which vanished soon after appearing.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2025-03-22
Last updated: 2025-03-22
ID: #15824
Location: Barrow (County Kerry) - Barrow House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: Prior to renovation, the site had a reputation as being home to a ghost, although the exact details are not known and it is now said the phantom is quiet.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2023-02-04
Last updated: 2023-02-04
ID: #14772
Location: Beaufort (County Kerry) - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: February 2012
Further Comments: A sound likened to that of a train has been said to wake locals in the early hours of the morning, even though the closest rail tracks are 15 kilometres away. The humming sound has been reported to be so loud that houses vibrate.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2012-03-18
Last updated: 2012-03-18
ID: #10768
A gold covered snake-like creature.
Location: Brandon (County Kerry) - Mount Brandon - Lough Veagh and/or Lough Geal
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This lake is home to a mythical snake-like beast which is covered in jewels and gold. The monster is said only to appear once every seven years.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2005-04-11
Last updated: 2005-04-11
ID: #6081
Location: Brosna (County Kerry) - Former croft at Knockeencreen (currently a cattle shed?)
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Early twentieth century?
Further Comments: A man whose cattle were dying mysteriously was informed by a passing gypsy that his home was blocking a fairy path, and by leaving the doors open at night, the fairies could happily pass through. The man did so, and the deaths stopped.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2011-04-29
Last updated: 2011-04-29
ID: #10385
Location: Clashmealcon (County Kerry) - Area around Brown's Castle
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghostly, earless dog that haunted this area was supposed to emerge from the castle's moat at night before wandering off to hunt rabbits.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2022-08-01
Last updated: 2022-08-01
ID: #14587
Location: Derrymore (County Kerry) - Derrymore House
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Late nineteenth century
Further Comments: As the owner of the house lay dying, the other family members around his bed heard a horse drawn coach pull up outside the house. Believing it to be the doctor, they rushed downstairs, but nothing could be seen on the gravel driveway. The owner died soon after.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2005-06-08
Last updated: 2005-06-08
ID: #6316
Location: Derrynane (aka Darrynane) (County Kerry) - Off the coast
Type: Other
Date / Time: Likely 1870
Further Comments: A fishing vessel crewed by eleven men sank on shallow rocks, the accident killing two. Some of the survivors claimed they had heard a disembodied voice warning them not to embark, and then just before the accident, they heard laughter and other noises, but could not see anything in the darkness of night.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2022-02-17
Last updated: 2022-02-17
ID: #14428
Location: Dingle (County Kerry) - Fairy fort just outside of town
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Farmer Hanafin left a cow unmilked on his land to ensure the local fairies could feed their children. When Hanafin fell into financial difficulty and the bailiffs tried to take his cattle as payment, the fairies fought back; the bailiffs were almost killed by an unseen force, and the cattle ran back to pasture.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2022-10-22
Last updated: 2022-10-22
ID: #14672
Location: Dingle (County Kerry) - John Street
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A family named Hussey were filled with dread when they heard the wailing of the banshee outside their home. However, the banshee stopped crying and told them that she would never warn 'hoarding traders' of impending death. Sure enough, the following day the family discovered another man by the name of Hussey in the town had died.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2005-06-07
Last updated: 2005-06-07
ID: #6309
Location: Dun an Oir (County Kerry) - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 01 October (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Over eight hundred Spanish soldiers landed here in 1580, overrunning an English garrison. Spanish reinforcements failed to come, however, and their victory was short lived when more English troops arrived. The Spaniards surrendered, but most were immediately put to death by the enraged English. Their death throes echo around the area on the anniversary of their defeat.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2005-04-14
Last updated: 2005-04-14
ID: #6191
Location: Fenit Island (County Kerry) - Barrow Round Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ruins of this castle were reputedly home to the ghost of a former Kerry sheriff.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2023-02-04
Last updated: 2023-02-04
ID: #14773
Location: Kenmare (County Kerry) - Dromquinna Manor
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1997
Further Comments: Owner Mike Robertson made the local press after he offered a reward of 50k to anyone who could tame the three ghosts which haunted his property, thought to be one woman and two men. The ghosts were blamed for the strange sounds which were heard after dark.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2011-05-02
Last updated: 2011-05-02
ID: #10438
Location: Kilconly Point (County Kerry) - Sea
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: 1960-1962
Further Comments: A mermaid which was spotted several times in this area was described as a 'normal' woman, leading one to conclude that maybe she was..?
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2011-03-25
Last updated: 2011-03-25
ID: #10213
Location: Killarney (County Kerry) - Old Kilbeggan Distillery
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 2007?
Further Comments: Several people are reported to have seen a robed figure walking around the site, leading to speculation the distillery is haunted by a monk. One of the original owners of the property, constructed in the mid-eighteenth century, was also said to have remained here.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2010-08-03
Last updated: 2010-08-03
ID: #9942
An old photograph of the lakes at Killarney.
Location: Killarney (County Kerry) - Upper Lake
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: 16 September 2009
Further Comments: Cryptozoologist Jonathan Downes and his wife spotted a nine-foot (2.74 metre) long, pale eel-like creature swimming in these waters. One piece of folklore says the fairy queen of Kerry created the lake to punish a former lover.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2023-05-23
Last updated: 2025-03-29
ID: #14928
Location: Killarney (County Kerry) - Cahernane House Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Gwendolyn, the daughter of the first owner of the property, is said to remain here and has been spotted on the main staircase.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2022-09-17
Last updated: 2022-09-17
ID: #14620
Location: Killarney (County Kerry) - Coolclogher House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid twentieth century?
Further Comments: The phantom said to have been heard on the staircase would appear to have been banished after a Mass was performed on the site.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2022-09-25
Last updated: 2022-09-25
ID: #14666
Location: Killarney (County Kerry) - Derrycunnihy Church and surrounding area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A variation on the vanishing hitchhiker story has the ghostly white woman supposed to haunt this church sometimes appear in the back seat of passing cars. The stories say she died in an accident close to the church while cycling home.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2022-07-30
Last updated: 2022-07-30
ID: #14571
Location: Killarney (County Kerry) - Governor's Rock
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2012
Further Comments: The GhostEire team recorded an EVP that they identified as a girl speaking French.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2022-09-12
Last updated: 2022-09-12
ID: #14610
Location: Killarney (County Kerry) - Killegy Cemetery
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A former servant at Muckross House, it is said that Sarah died in mysterious circumstances after entering a relationship with the owner of the property.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2022-09-17
Last updated: 2022-09-17
ID: #14621
Location: Killarney (County Kerry) - Lake Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Donal McCarthy Mor founded the nearby Muckross Abbey but has now wandered away and frequents the hotel bar. The site is also reputed to be haunted by a young woman or girl in nineteenth century clothing.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2022-07-30
Last updated: 2022-07-30
ID: #14570