Oct 20 2024 32 mins 1
This castle was built of blood and bone. Leap castle's history of being the most haunted castle in Ireland is steeped in 600 years of battles, murders and tragedy. Of all the places I've covered so far-this one might be the darkest. Join me as we delve into the history of this fortress, and discover the stories buried by time.
sources:
https://leapcastle.net/?page_id=29
https://dailyscribbling.com/the-secret-life-of-irish-castles/leap-castle-kinslayers-priest-killers-rapture-and-flames/
world's scariest hauntings, 2018 woodcut media
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_Castle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Darby
https://offalyhistoryblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/10/the-most-haunted-castle-in-ireland-the-story-of-novelist-andrew-merry-aka-mrs-mildred-darby-of-leap-castle-co-offaly-by-noel-guerin/
https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/leap-castle/
http://www.megalithicireland.com/Leap%20Castle,%20Offaly.html
