13 Haunting Places in Ireland to Visit in This Lifetime

The spirits at Leap Castle are even more colorful: the man who murdered his brother, a priest, in what's known as the "bloody chapel" on the top floor of the tower in 1532; a bizarre entity with a human body and the head of a sheep who emanates a foul odor; and two little girls who fell from the ramparts at different times in the 19th century, among others. Over the past 25 years, though, musician Sean Ryan has done a beautiful job building a home out of the ruins, so that if you do notice a see-through elderly gentleman in the rocking chair by the open fire, you might feel oddly comforted instead of frightened!