Project Gutenberg 2004-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 141 Seymour, St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) 1880 1950 Seymour, St. John Drelincourt Neligan, Harry True Irish Ghost Stories Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Clare Boothby, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "True Irish Ghost Stories" by St. John D. Seymour and Harry Neligan is a collection of supernatural accounts compiled during the early 20th century. This work aims to document a variety of ghostly experiences drawn from the personal anecdotes of individuals across Ireland, capturing the eerie ambiance associated with haunted locations and spectral encounters. The focus is on true accounts, offering a glimpse into the world of spirits that many claim to have witnessed. The opening of the book sets the stage for the exploration of the supernatural, beginning with a foreword that explains how the compilers gathered ghost stories from the public through a letter published in major Irish newspapers. This section presents the compelling context of the book's creation, detailing the eagerness of contributors to share their ghostly encounters. The first chapter introduces readers to haunted houses in and around Dublin, with stories featuring spectral inhabitants causing disturbances, such as a spectral charwoman and unsettling noises that provoke fear and fascination. This blend of personal narratives and local folklore invites readers into a realm where the boundaries between the living and the dead blur, stirring curiosity about the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ghost stories Ghosts -- Ireland BF Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 344445 344328 2024-10-06T11:19:20.957118 2023-10-06T11:47:28.058945 text/html text/html 344438 344321 2024-10-06T11:19:21.206120 2023-10-06T11:47:28.226936 text/html text/html 189057 2024-10-06T11:19:27.051083 application/epub+zip 193103 2024-10-06T11:19:23.009113 application/epub+zip 193103 2024-10-06T11:19:21.859143 application/epub+zip 344182 2024-10-06T11:19:30.326111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322951 2024-10-06T11:19:26.354115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289202 2022-09-07T14:35:08.142966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326056 325990 2024-10-06T11:19:20.606138 2023-10-06T11:47:27.822910 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 325856 2020-12-18T16:48:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124319 2020-12-18T16:48:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19564 2024-10-06T11:19:30.458078 application/rdf+xml 11111 2024-10-06T11:19:22.393126 image/jpeg 3243 2024-10-06T11:19:22.126109 image/jpeg 184652 2024-10-06T11:19:21.236115 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia