Ghosts in Irish Houses

James Reynolds

• Publisher: Borodino Books
• eBook ISBN:
  9781787205604
• Year: 2017

22 Folk Tales from Ireland retold and illustrated by the author.
One of Irish-American writer James Reynolds' best works is this lively compilation of Irish ghost stories that reflects the rich Celtic imagination. First published in 1947, this compilation draws from his personal collection of over 200 tales, ranging from the tenth to the twentieth centuries, these 22 yarns are a mix of the eerie, the terrifying, and the madly comic.
In "The Bloody Stones of Kerrigan's Keep," vengeful spirits from a centuries-old massacre terrorize all who come close to their fortress grave. In "The Headless Rider of Castle Sheela," the ghost of a beheaded horseman continues to haunt his castle every Christmas day. You'll meet the demonic harpies of "The Ghostly Catch," the giddy spirits of the fashionable O'Haggerty twins, and the gluttonous ghost of Jason Bannott. Other tales include "The Weeping Wall," "The Bridal Barge of Aran Roe," "Mrs. O'Moyne and the Fatal Slap," and more. Enhanced by Reynolds' illustrations of Irish houses and their residents—both ghostly and human—this anthology is a treasure to savor.

Table of contents

• Title page
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• DEDICATION
• INTRODUCTION
• PREFACE
• ILLUSTRATIONS
• SQUIRE BANNOTT - COUNTY CORK
• THE WEEPING WALL - COUNTY LEITRIM
• THE BRIDAL BARGE OF ARAN ROE - COUNTY SLIGO
• MICKEY FILLER AND THE TANSEY WREATH - COUNTY CLARE
• THE HEADLESS RIDER OF CASTLE SHEELA - COUNTY LIMERICK
• MRS. O’MOYNE AND THE FATAL SLAP - COUNTY GALWAY
• LADY MORNINGTON’S GLOVE - COUNTY DUBLIN
• RED EVA’S LEPP - COUNTY KILKENNY
• THE FOUR TERRORS - COUNTY ANTRIM
• SHALLARDSTOWN AND THE ORLOFF WHIP - COUNTY WATERFORD
• PLACE DE LA REINE HIPPIQUE - COUNTY WATERFORD
• THE BLOODY STONES OF KERRIGAN’S KEEP MOYCULLAN - CONNAUGHT
• BADMINTON IN BLOOMERS - COUNTY WATERFORD
• THE PHANTOM PORTRAIT - COUNTY CORK
• THE GHOSTLY CATCH - COUNTY SLIGO
• THE CEREMENTS ON THE STAIRS - COUNTY LIMERICK
• DUEL WITH SONG AND THE SHATTERED MIRROR - COUNTY CORK
• THE BLACK O’FLAHERTY OF CASTLE BLAKE - MENLO, COUNTY GALWAY
• THE STRANGER GUEST - COUNTY KILDARE
• THE LADY OF MOYVORE - COUNTY MEATH
• THE DRUMS OF RATHMOY - COUNTY SLIGO
• THE SPANISH FAN - COUNTY WEXFORD
• REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER