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The Haunted Hospital del Tórax de Terassa

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The old Hospital for respiratory illnesses in Spain are said to be haunted by the patients that suffered a slow and painful death. The Hospital del Tórax de Terassa has since been abandoned, but people keep finding strange and disturbing things that maybe should be left in the darkness. 

This eerie hospital is said to be home to a ghost that has been lurking around its halls for years. People have reported strange occurrences and unexplainable sightings that suggest this hospital is indeed haunted.

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A hospital that is said to be haunted is the Hospital del Tórax de Terassa in Catalonia, Spain that opened in 1952 closed in 1997 and was abandoned for years until 2004 when the city decided to remodel the building to be used for a residence wing as well as a location for horror movies. 

Recovery Center in the La Pineda Forest

The hospital used to be a hospital that specializes in respiratory illnesses for patients in Catalonia like lung cancer, fibrosis and the much feared tuberculosis and was when it opened the largest hospital in Europe that treated tuberculosis. And even if the illness was about to be practically eradicated, there were still a fair amount of cases in Spain in the 50s of the white plague. 

Abandoned Building: The Haunted Hospital del Tórax de Terassa or Sanatori de Terrassa is thought to be haunted by the patients that jumped to their death. //Source: Enric/wikimedia

The patients were in deep pain suffering a very slow and painful death trying to get better in the fresh air of the La Pineda forest close to Barcelona in an area known as Llano del Buen Aire. The city of Tarrasa was the city with the lowest incidence of tuberculosis in Catalonia as well.  

Hospital del Tórax de Terassa was primarily a recovery center and the climate the place gave was the perfect setting for the 18 month recovery process from tuberculosis. The terraces on every floor were perfect for the patients to sit outside in and breathe in the fresh air the place had to offer. 

Although Hospital del Tórax de Terassa was in a fresh place, it was a desolate place far away from the city, and the patients had to be months separated from their loved ones. 

The hospital from the 50s had around 1500 rooms that separated the lower-class from the upper-class. In 1970, when the tuberculosis patients slowly declined, the place was turned into a general hospital. 

The Use of Hospital del Tórax de Terassa

A sanatorium is an old name for specialized hospitals that were made for specific ailments. They were often built in the countryside with plenty of fresh air in a healthy climate isolated from the outside world. Sanatoriums across Europe and America were very popular to treat tuberculosis until the discovery of antibiotics. 

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It could however also be a place for people to heal from things like alcoholism, nervous diseases like hysteria or emotional exhaustions. After medical advances the us of sanatoriums declined and many were abandoned in the mid 1900s often and has since gained a haunted reputation. 

The Nurses Caring for the Patients

The workload for the staff at Hospital del Tórax de Terassa must have been overwhelming, and there were around 50 nurses and nuns to take care of the over 1000 patients everyday that sometimes needed constant care. 

The caretakers and nurses at the hospital was a community of 25 Carmelite nuns that joined the hospital in 1954. Nuns have often a history of being the caretakers at hospitals, sanatoriums, orphanages and the likes in catholic countries like Spain, especially in the past.

The nuns left the hospital 20 years later though, due to the poor management of the hospital by the owners. Instead they hired inexperienced students from the nursing school that oftentimes took way more over their heads than they could offer in terms of being qualified to treat tuberculosis. 

The Many Deaths in “The Jungle”

For years the Hospital del Tórax de Terassa had the highest numbers of suicides in Spain. In one week when it was really bad, 21 people took their own lives while admitted to the hospital. 

The reasons for why varied. Some were just in so much pain that they weren’t able to take it anymore. Some were on a lot of drugs or some sort of psychosis. Some were just clinically depressed because of their long stay far away from anything as the patients were isolated completely from the world and the only form of contact was through the telephone and radio. 

It could also be because their family just dumped them there and they had nowhere to go once they were let out. Some knew that they would never be better and decided they would slowly waste away in the hospital bed. 

The legend says that the patients jumped from the ninth floor and into the garden. This garden was nicknamed The Jungle because of the horrible screams that could be heard before another body hit the ground.  

The Jungle is said to be a haunted place by the former patients of Hospital del Tórax de Terassa that jumped to their death even to this day. According to legend it is said you can still hear their dying last screams from falling or the excruciating moans and pain from those that didn’t immediately die from the fall. 

The Dark Magic Done in The Chapel

The 9th floor and the garden outside is not the only place the ghosts are haunting in the former sanatorium. According to those investigating they have found strange paranormal activity in the old chapel. 

According to some legends, there was dark magic going on inside of the chapel done by the people working there as well as some of the patients. Some claim it was even a place for satanic rituals, as many abandoned buildings are accused of.

Although whether that is true or not, has never really been found out.   

The Fetus in a Jar and Other Strange Things Left Behind

It is not only ghosts that creeps people out about the former hospital as it is also a location that serves those wanting a perfect place to shoot a horror movie as the place is now used as the Audiovisual Park of Catalonia.  

There are also creepy remains from the time it served as a hospital. In 2004 the police arrested a young man with something horrible in his possession found at the hospital. He had a fetus sealed in a jar filled with formaldehyde that he claimed he found on the 5th floor. 

Who the fetus came from, why it was on the 5th floor of Hospital del Tórax de Terassa and to what purpose, no one knows. 

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The Cursed Sailor’s Stone in the Devil’s Punch Bowl

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In Surrey, England, there is a woodland area by Hindhead Commons called the Devil’s Punch Bowl. It is said the Devil himself created it out of spite and many local legends and superstitions exist. Years later an unknown sailor was brutally murdered there and is believed to be haunting the area. 

Sometimes during the Middle Ages, the Devil himself, vexed by the many churches in Sussex, embarked on a diabolical plan. Intent on flooding the area, he commenced digging a channel from the English Channel through the South Downs. As he dug, he cast up colossal lumps of earth, each metamorphosing into local landmarks such as Chanctonbury Ring and Cissbury Ring. The Devil’s ambitious project was disrupted in the village of Poynings, now known as the Devil’s Dyke, when the crowing of a vigilant cock thwarted his efforts, or so the story goes. 

Another tale speaks of the Devil used to jump between the hills called Devil’s Jump, annoying Thor, the Norse God so much he tried to strike the Devil down with his thunder and lightning. As retaliation, the Devil started hurling earth at Thor, leading to the creation of the Punch Bowl. 

Devil’s Punch Bowl: As seen from below in the valley.//Source

What is the Devil’s Punch Bowl in Surrey?

The Devil’s Punch Bowl in Surrey, England, is a large natural amphitheater and beauty spot with a unique geological formation. It was created through a combination of natural processes, including the erosion of the soft, sandy rocks that form the basin. 

The name “Devil’s Punch Bowl” is associated with local folklore and legends that attempt to explain its formation. In reality, the Devil’s Punch Bowl is a result of a combination of water erosion and freeze-thaw processes. 

It is now a protected nature reserve and a popular destination for walkers and nature enthusiasts. The site offers stunning views, diverse flora and fauna, and a rich geological history.

It is also known as the site of a gruesome murder that put a stain on the area, as well as a curse on the dead man’s grave. 

The Murder of the Unknown Sailor

On 24 September in 1786, The Unknown Sailor walked into the Red Lion Inn in Thursley Village. He was walking to London to board a ship and was having drinks with three other sailors: James Marshall, Michael Casey and Edward Lonegon. 

According to witnesses The Unknown Sailor paid for all of their drink and food before leaving Hindhead Hill together with the. This was the last time anyone ever saw him alive as they killed him and took his clothes. He was close to being decapitated and left him naked in the valley. 

The murderers were arrested only hours later when they tried to sell his clothes at the Sun Inn in Rake, or Rogate as it is now. Six months later they were tried and two after they were convicted, they were hanged close to where they had committed the murder in Hindhead. 

The Cursed Sailor’s Stone

The Unknown Sailor was buried where he was killed by the help and money from the villagers. No one knew his name, and no one ever found out. It is speculated in the book Who was the Sailor murdered at Hindhead 1786 from 2000 by Peter Moorey that his name was Edward Hardman, born in 1752 in Lambeth, London.

Sailor’s Stone: Photo of reverse side of Sailor’s Stone on Gibbet Hill, where the curse is written.// Source: Wikimedia

Another stone, The Sailor’s Stone was put up near Cosford Mill, close to where the murder had happened. When it was put up, it had an inscription that said:

THIS STONE
was Erected
by order and at
the cost of
James Stilwell Esqr.
of
Cosford
1786
Cursed be the Man who injureth
or removeth this Stone

This made the local people superstitious about the stone as well as the surrounding area. Was this truly the devil’s place? Was the sailor haunting it, or perhaps even the murderers that were hanged just up on the hill?

They tried to put up a Celtic Cross on Gibbet Hill where the scaffold the hanged murderers had been that said: “Light after darkness. Peace in passing away. Hope in light. Salvation after death.” They did this to put an end to the legends and superstitions that the villagers were convinced of. But did this help at all though? After all, people still sometimes claim to see something that looks like a lonesome wanderer where the nameless sailor died. 

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Drumbeg House and the Haunted Rooms

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From the many rooms at Drumbeg House in Ireland, there have been reports about the haunted screams from a woman and other strange occurrences that guests claim have to be of the paranormal sort. 

Amid the rugged landscapes of County Donegal, Ireland, Drumbeg House stands as a testament to time, its walls holding secrets and stories that have become the stuff of legend. In the most northern part of Ireland, the County Donegal comes from Dhún na nGall, which means “fort of the foreigners” . It got its name because Vikings landed their ships in the 9th century (year 801 through 900 AD) and created camps on the shorelines.

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This imposing estate, once a symbol of wealth and power, has earned a reputation as one of Europe’s most haunted places. Within its storied walls, tales of apparitions, ghostly noises, and poltergeist activity have chilled the hearts of those who dare to enter.

A Manor Steeped in History

Drumbeg means little ridge, and Drumbeg House was built by Captain Alexander Montogemery Stewart in the 1820s. Little is known about his life though, but the house he built had more than one purpose: Sometime in the late 1800s, it was turned into a hotel. It has also been used as an orphanage as well as a nursing home, and has had many souls passing through. 

For centuries, it has been a silent witness to the ebb and flow of history, and the stories it holds within are both enchanting and unsettling.

Drumbeg House: The old manor has been used as many things over the years. As a residential house, a school, nursing home and as a hotel on several occasions. People that have stayed and worked in the house have told many stories about it being haunted.

There is a story of an unfortunate soul that resided in the house and managed it when it was a hotel. The house belonged to William Hemmersbach from Cologne in Germany who came to Ireland in the early 1900s when it was used as a hotel. But when the war broke out in 1914, German residents in Ireland were rounded up because they were now seen as the enemy of the state and were sent to the Isle of Man to prison. He never got back his hotel business. 

The Haunting of Drumbeg House

The paranormal activity that infuses Drumbeg House has attracted the attention of ghost enthusiasts and thrill-seekers from around the world. Witnesses have reported a multitude of eerie phenomena, leaving no doubt that this manor is not for the faint of heart.

Although the house is mostly known as: Most Haunted in Ireland, there is not much information about the hauntings itself and who could be behind it. There are however two stories that people have reported about. 

The Woman’s Scream

One of the most spine-tingling occurrences at Drumbeg House is the sound of a woman’s screams that reverberate through its halls. These anguished cries have left many shaken and bewildered. The identity of this tormented soul remains a mystery, her story lost to the ages.

The Mysterious Man in White

Another enigmatic figure said to wander the manor’s long corridors is the spectral “Man in White.” This apparition, often glimpsed out of the corner of one’s eye, leaves a trail of intrigue in its wake. Who he was in life and why he lingers in death remain questions without answers.

Ghostly Noises and Poltergeist Activity

Beyond the apparitions, Drumbeg House is a cacophony of ghostly noises. Unexplained footsteps echo in empty rooms, and the air is filled with whispers and murmurs from unseen entities. Poltergeist activity, from objects moving on their own to inexplicable temperature drops, adds to the mansion’s eerie reputation.

The Haunted Drumbeg House

Drumbeg House in County Donegal remains an enigmatic and haunting presence in Ireland’s rich tapestry of history and folklore. 

So if you stay at Drumbeg House and hear something you can’t quite  figure out, or if there is a sudden drop in temperature, perhaps there is something to the rumors of the old house being haunted after all. 

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Hospital of the Five Wounds and the Ghost of the Nun Haunting it

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The Hospital of the Five Wounds in Seville, Spain is said to be haunted by both the many victims of the plague as well as a vicious nun called Sister Ursula that was so horrible towards her patients, she is cursed to be stuck in her afterlife as a ghost. 

In 1965 Manuel Moreno was admitted to Hospital of the Five Wounds and had snuck out in the corridor to smoke in secret. He suddenly felt cold and the cigarette went out. When he turned he was faced to face with a nun looking at him disapprovingly. Scared, he ran off, knowing that it was a ghost he had encountered and ran to tell the nurses. They didn’t believe him, and the superior nun told him, “do you see how it is not good to smoke?”. Since that day, Moreno never touched a cigarette, but countless eyewitnesses would go on to see the ghosts that are said to haunt the Hospital of Five Wounds. 

Today the building that was once a hospital called Hospital de las Cinco Llagas that means The Hospital of the Five Wounds is used to host the Andalucian Parliament in Seville, Spain. It is also known as Hospital de la Sangre, which means Hospital of Bloods.

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You can find this old building between the Arab Walls and the Basilica de la Macarena in Seville. At the time of construction Hospital of the Five Wounds was the biggest in Spain and it was in its day the biggest hospital in Europe together with the Hospital Mayor of Milan in Filerete. 

The building is old and was first started in the 1500s as a hospital for women. So the only patients were women, with the exception for poor men that had nowhere to go. But that would all have to wait when the plagues started ravaging Spain the following centuries. 

The Plague and the Hospital of Blood

Throughout the years, the hospital was the place that faced the consequences of the illness, wars and death. The second half of the 17th century in Spain was particularly hard with drought, plagues and intense rainfall that worsened the life and health of the people. 

Seville was the most affected city in the country of this disease and it is estimated that a quarter of Seville’s population died during the plague, and the hospital was where everyone was brought. Of the around 25 000 of the plague patients that passed through the hospital only around 3000 walked out alive. Even the staff couldn’t live through the pandemic and more than 800 priests died, and 80 percent of the doctors that tried to cure them.

Although the Hospital of the Five Wounds is huge, the sickness was so many that the dead were piled on the esplanade and in the huge courtyards of the hospital. It was after this horrible plague that the hospital started to get known for its second name, The Hospital de la Sangre. 

Closing the Hospital of the Five Wounds

Bad economy and another plague hit the Hospital of the Five Wounds in the 19th century and different wars also affected the hospital that had to lay off staff on several occasions due to the economy. 

The Hospital of the Five Wounds: Today the former hospital is used for the Parlamento de Andalucía. (Antiguo Hospital de las cinco llagas)//Source: Anual/wikimedia

The building functioned as a hospital until 1972. For years after, the grand building in the style of Spanish Renaissance was left abandoned. The place was huge, but it was in a terrible state not fit for modern hospitals. 

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In 1992 they started to restore the Hospital of the Five Wounds to be used once again and the Parliament in Andalucia moved into it. 

Hauntings at the hospital

For many years there were unexplainable and strange events that happened. Over the years there have been a lot of investigations into the haunted rumors of the Hospital of the Five Wounds. It is even said there worked a security guard there that refused to make his rounds at night alone in the building. 

Even the former president of the parliament, Plácido Fernández Viagas claimed to have experienced something paranormal while working as an elected member in the building. 

It was said that the Hospital of the Five Wounds was haunted by soldiers that died from their war wounds, plague victims, women that died giving birth. Together they have formed a sense of presence in the old building, still wandering the halls they thought would help them heal from their ailments.

The Ghost of Sister Ursula

The most impressive thing about the Hospital of the Five Wounds is without the church with its latin cross. The hospital was run by an order of nuns of the Order Charity. 

The paranormal activity was blamed on the legend of Sister Ursula. She was a nun of the Order of Charity that used to work in the hospital when the plague ravaged the city during the 17th century, and we have written accounts that she was there around 1734 and 1738. 

She is no longer a healing nun though, and roams the hall of Hospital of the Five Wounds to scare and seek to cause pain to those in the building. Apparently she was a ruthless and abominable soul while she was alive, even though she was at the hospital to nurse. 

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According to the stories, she demanded inhuman discipline from those around her and was cold and heartless with a bad temperament. Many of her patients would die just right after she had been attending to them. Some of them were not even terminally ill. 

According to the legend, she died during the plague and started appearing in the corridors at night. She was still dressed in her habit and carried a set of keys on her belt that would rattle and make a ruckus as she roamed the halls.

This was witnessed in a June day in 1968 when the 40 year old Antonio Rodríguez was in a hospital bed and spotted the nun:

“it was late, the pain in my leg did not let me sleep and I was awake, in front of me, right in front of my bed something began to “shine” which I called my attention, little by little a human body was formed that wore a habit, it was a transparent nun who began to walk down the hall, the metallic jingle of her key ring full of keys resounding, as if she were doing a round on the sick…”

Especially right after the Hospital of the Five Wounds closed down in 1972 it was said by the neighbors that they saw a nun wearing ancient clothes wandering around the hospital. Perhaps she was confused about where everyone went off to and not having anyone to bother anymore. Perhaps the fact that the parliament moved into the building suits her perfectly. 

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Veiled Spectres in the Waterfalls at Lydford Gorge

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By the cascading waterfalls at Lydford Gorge in Dartmoor, England, it is said that the White Lady is haunting the place, ready to save anyone unfortunate enough to almost drown. Right by the ghost at Kitt’s Step can be seen as well, one that didn’t make it. 

On the outskirts of Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England is Lydford Gorge, a 1.5-mile-long abyss carved by the relentless forces of the Lyd River that shrinks and swells with the rainfall. 

Maintained by the National Trust, Lydford Gorge whispers tales of spectral encounters and ethereal apparitions, casting an otherworldly veil over its cascading waters with more than one ghost said to be haunting the waters in the deepness of the gorge.

The Woman in White and the Haunted Waterfall

Following the route of the river through the gorge, you will find the tallest waterfall in Dartmoor of 30 meters, the White Lady. Aptly named after the ghost said to haunt the place. Whether the name or the name or the ghost story came first is unknown though, but a haunting legend has lingered. 

According to local lore, the ghost of the Woman in White by the waterfall can be seen with flowing tresses, standing amid the frothy veil of the waterfall. This is said to be a rather helpful ghost though, and those who see her can be counted as very lucky. 

It is said that if you are so unfortunate to fall into the water, the current of the stream can quickly become a deadly one, especially after heavy rainfall. It is said though, if you see the white lady, she will help you and rescue you from the deadly waters.

The Ghost at Kitty’s Steps

The White Lady of the Waterfall is not the only thing haunting this area though, and one can say that she perhaps didn’t save everyone. Right by the waterfall is a pool of water that has been named Kitt’s Steps. The pool was possibly a venerated water in ancient times. 

Kitt’s Step or Kitt’s Hole is pretty far up the river by Kitt’s Rock between Winney’s Down and Cut hill and is a place where people usually cross the river. Kitt’s Step is a name that is found elsewhere in the country as well, but it has become synonymous with the apparition of a woman, often described as old wearing a red kerchief on her head. 

According to the stories told about this place, there was once a woman called Kitty, Catherine or simply Kitt, that tried to jump over the gorge at this place on her horse when the water of the river was swelling. They both fell and although the horse made it safely back, Kitt got tangled up in the surrounding trees and her dead body was found many days later.

The first accounts from this accident is from 1804 when it was written about a market woman and her pony was taken by the current. 

In some version of the legend she survived. In an account from 1846, she had been at a feast in Lydford to sell her goods and is said to have maybe fallen asleep on her way home. She woke after the fall and spent the rest of the night trapped before her husband came in the morning and saved her. 

The rest of the accounts of these legends end more tragically though and by 1972, Ruth St. Ledger-Gordon wrote about the ghost of Old Kitty that is haunting the pool at the bottom of the waterfall further down the river.  

The Waterfall Ghosts Down by Lydford Gorge

Lydford Gorge, cradled by the arms of Dartmoor National Park, is not merely a geological wonder but a realm where the boundaries between the natural and supernatural blur. The haunting echoes of the old woman at Kitty’s Steps and the ethereal Woman in White at the waterfall add layers of mystery to this already enchanting landscape. 

Who knows, perhaps the ghost from these legends are one and the same? Some unfortunate soul that got taken by the current and spends the rest of the afterlife trying to help others that are about to suffer the same fate?

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Ross Castle and the Tragic Haunting of a Doomed Love

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In the castle belonging to the Black Baron, it is said ghosts are haunting both the Ross Castle as well as the lake close to it. According to the legend, it is the ghost of the Baron and his daughter that lingers, both of them filled with regret and tragedy after the daughters doomed love. 

In the heart of County Meath, Ireland, where the emerald landscape conceals ancient tales and timeless legends, stands Ross Castle built on ancient Celtic land close to the Hill of Tara, where the High Kings of Ireland were crowned. 

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This historic building has long been known for its picturesque charm overlooking Lough Sheelin, one of Ireland’s midland lakes, welcoming guests from near and far as a popular Bed & Breakfast. Yet, beyond its inviting facade, Ross Castle harbors chilling stories of love, betrayal, and lingering spirits.

Ross Castle and Lough Sheelin: The castle looms over the lake and houses more than one spirit that are said to haunt the area.

A Castle Born of Controversy

The castle was constructed in 1536 under the patronage of Richard Nugent, the 12th Lord of Delvin, infamously known as the “Black Baron” because of his dark reputation. Nugent was a man of stern disposition, and his cruelty earned him the dread of locals who lived in fear of his wrath. 

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One story says he killed an innocent beggar, because he had heard someone had stolen a loaf of bread in the village. There was no trial, and he acted as both the judge and executioner. When the truth of the matter was revealed after the man had been hanged at the gallows, they erected a cross where he died. 

Forbidden Love: Sabrina and Orwin

Within the castle’s walls resided Richard Nugent’s daughter, Sabrina. Far from the tyrannical figure her father cut, Sabrina was beloved by those she encountered during her rare ventures beyond the castle’s confines. She was of poor health, but had a curious mind and was beloved by the Irish villagers even though she was the daughter of an English lord that had a horrible reputation and was feared. 

In one of these escapades where she escaped her governess on her walks, Sabrina’s path intertwined with that of Orwin, the son of an O’Reilly Chieftain and a sworn enemy of her father. 

Away from their family feud and alone, they fell in love and met up in secret away from their parents and dreamed of a life where they could finally be together. 

A Tragic Escape and Lake Sheelin’s Wrath

The young lovers could bear the weight of their secret love no longer and decided to elope to be together. One fateful day, they commandeered a rowing boat and set off across the turbulent waters of Lough Sheelin. On their way over the dark waters their boat capsized, casting them into the dark depths.

The Doomed Love: To finally be together, Sabrina and Owen tried to escape on a boat over Lough Sheelin, away from Ross Castle and their families. It ended in tragedy. Painting: Lovers by Arthur Georg von Ramberg

Sabrina was the lucky one and was plucked from the water by a guard her father had dispatched upon learning of her escape. She was rescued, but her beloved Orwin met a watery grave as he drowned and was not looked for by her father. Several days later, his lifeless body was recovered from the lake when it washed ashore.

A Haunting Love Story

The tragedy left Sabrina bereft and consumed by grief. She locked herself in the castle’s tower, refusing sustenance until she, too, succumbed to her sorrow and starved herself to death.

It is said that Sabrina’s tormented spirit lingers within the castle’s ancient walls, endlessly roaming its corridors, forever seeking her lost love she never got the chance to be with. 

Eerie Encounters

Sabrina is not alone in haunting the castle though; her father, the Black Baron, is also condemned to wander, haunted by the cruelty he inflicted upon others and the grief he felt after losing his daughter in that manner.

While many guests at Ross Castle enjoy peaceful slumber, others report unsettling experiences. A pervasive feeling of being watched, glimpses of an ominous male presence, and sudden, inexplicable drops in temperature have all been documented.

Disembodied voices, thunderous banging noises from empty upper floors, and doors that mysteriously swing open and slam shut unnerve those who stay within its historic walls from the ghost of the father and daughter haunting the castle.

Frozen in Time: The Lake’s Tragic Tale

The spectral activity extends beyond the castle’s interior. Guests staying in the castle tower may witness a recurring tragedy from centuries past. Legend speaks of the lake freezing during winters, enabling carriages to traverse the icy expanse to reach a nearby island and its church.

One chilling tale recounts the ice giving way, plunging a funeral procession into the frigid waters. The the priest of the funeral was the sole survivor as the rest of the procession died in the lake, following the person they were on their way to bury.

This haunting event is said to replay every hundred years, a ghostly echo of the past. It is not specified when it is happening though, but if you look out the window and see shadows trying to pass the frozen lake, you might be witnessing their ghosts.

Funeral Proceccion: A group of people was walking over the lake as it was frozen on their way to a funeral. It is said that the entire procession is now haunting the lake. Paining from Jack B. Yeats (Irish, 1871-1957)  from 1918

Ross Castle: Where History and the Supernatural Collide

Standing on the shore of Lough Sheelin, beneath the shadow of Ross Castle, one can’t help but feel the weight of the tragic love story that unfolded within its ancient walls. As the wind whispers through the trees and the waves break against the rocks, the ghosts of the Black Baron and his daughter, Sabrina, continue to haunt the castle and the lake.

Over the years, countless visitors have been drawn to the ethereal beauty and historical significance of Ross Castle. Some come in search of supernatural encounters, while others seek to immerse themselves in the rich tapestry of Irish history. Regardless of their reasons for visiting, all leave with a sense of the lingering presence that pervades the castle.

Sabrina’s spirit, forever yearning for her lost love, wanders the corridors and staircases, hoping to reunite with Orwin, the love she was tragically torn apart from. The Black Baron, burdened by his past deeds and the sorrow he feels for the loss of his daughter, roams the castle in perpetual torment.

Ross Castle stands as a testament to Ireland’s captivating history, where tales of love, betrayal, and tragedy intertwine. Whether you visit as a curious traveler or an avid ghost hunter, the stories of Ross Castle will leave an indelible mark on your soul. As you depart its mysterious halls, the echoes of the past will linger, whispering in the winds, forever entwined with the haunting beauty of Ross Castle on the shores of Lough Sheelin.

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The Haunted Preventorio de Aigües in Alicante

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The former wellness hotel and sanatorium called Preventorio de Aigües is said to have healing thermal water as well as the ruins of the buildings are said to have attracted ghosts. This abandoned building close to Alicante is popular with paranormal seekers and ghosts alike. 

Among the many haunted places around the world, Haunted Hospital in Spain is known for its eerie atmosphere. The ghost that is said to linger in the hospital has been a topic of discussion for horror enthusiasts for a long time. 

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The hospital has a dark history, and it’s not hard to imagine the spirits of those who perished there still wandering through its corridors.

The Time as a Wellbeing Hotel

This 19th century building high up in the mountains 25 kilometers from the city of Alicante in Spain was originally built as a luxury hotel in Aguas de Busot by Count de Casa de Rojas and Marquis de Bosh for the rich and wealthy. 

The hotel was known as Hotel Miramar Winter Station and was built out with many buildings, chapels, a casino, a playground and sport facilities. It was a state of luxury, and the guests were all from high society where even the King and Queen of Spain visited.

Haunted Building: the Preventorio de Aigües now abandoned is thought to be haunted by the children that used to live there when it was used as a sanatorium//Source: Jesús Alenda/wikimedia

Today the only building still standing from it is the building from 1816 designed by the architect Pedro Garcia Faria and the once glorious place is now only an abandoned shell of what it once was. And throughout the years, it truly was a lot.   

The Civil War Closed the Door of the Hotel

But the story took a sharp turn in the later years. In 1930 the luxury hotel closed its doors as a hotel and spa. According to the stories, it is said that the owner, Marquis de Bosch lost the hotel in a poker game.

At the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, Preventorio de Aguas de Busot was turned into a sanatorium for children. The idea was to take uninfected children and keep them away to prevent them from being infected as well as to accommodate orphans. 

When the disease started to die out the hospital was abandoned in the late 1960s and remains so to this day. 

The Building as a Sanatorium

A sanatorium is an old name for specialized hospitals that were made for specific ailments. They were often built in the countryside with plenty of fresh air in a healthy climate isolated from the outside world. Sanatoriums across Europe and America were very popular to treat tuberculosis until the discovery of antibiotics. 

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It could however also be a place for people to heal from things like alcoholism, nervous diseases like hysteria or emotional exhaustions. After medical advances the use of sanatoriums declined and many were abandoned in the mid 1900s often and has since gained a haunted reputation. 

The Healing Thermal Water

The water in the area was thought to contain healing properties all the way back to Roman times and it is also chronicled by Arabs that resided in Spain in medieval times. 

They have talked about the good water in the hot springs found in the area, making it a perfect spot for a wellbeing hotel. It is also a place perfect for where mysterious things happen.

The Haunting in the Abandoned building

Now the building is abandoned and the only visitors are those seeking out the paranormal rumors and trying to investigate if they are true or not. In 2005 they tried to install some fences around the place, but no fences have ever held the most intense people out. 

People that have visited the place say that you can find many secret tunnels from the war leading as far to the neighboring town called Campello. There is even paperwork from both the time it served as a hotel as well as a hospital where even old patient files lie scattered around in the ruins. They have also come back claiming to have seen a ghost or two. 

Inside the old hospital it is said you can hear whistles while a translucent figure is climbing the ruined stairs.

It is said the place is haunted by the children that ended their life here, even though there are not really any recordings of deaths related to tuberculosis in the building. The legend persists and there are many who claim to have seen the ghosts of children around the ruins. 

Although no one really died of tuberculosis, there were recorded deaths of fires, sunstrokes and falls. 

The Woman in White

It is also said that a woman in white is seen crying when calamities approach. According to the legend, she could be seen in the reflection in a mirror that hung by the stairs to the first floor.  If you saw her laughing and crying at the same time, it was all good. But if you saw her only sobbing it meant something bad was going to happen. 

She is most often seen walking around the building at night and some claim that was  the wife of the Count of Casas Rojas, the former owner of the hotel and spas. Some of the variations of the legends says that she used to reside inside of a mirror, but when the mirror broke, she escaped and is now walking freely around.

According to the locals, the staff that used to work there used black magic in the church in the building and there are rumors that the place was also the place for a sect with ill intentions. 

The Future of the Sanatorium

Through the knocked down fences, the dark building stands looming on the hill. 

What will happen with the building is unclear, as it has been the topic of debate and in court for decades now. Some want to construct a hotel again, perhaps turn it into a museum. Some even want to tear the entire building to the ground. 

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Haunted Trails and Tales of Ballyboley Forest

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When the Gaelic Celts first set their foot on the emerald isle, they brought with them their ancient rites and magic. And in Ballyboley Forest in Antrim in Northern Ireland, it is said that something from this time still lingers within the woods. 

By the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Ballyboley Forest unveils a scenic trail that winds through meadows and woodlands to the serene Kilylane Reservoir. 

While the trail promises a breathtaking journey through Antrim’s beautiful landscape, it also carries with it spooky legends and ghostly tales that have woven themselves into the fabric of this Northern Irish landscape, and the story of the haunted Ballyboley Forest have topped various lists of Top Haunted Places.

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The current forest was planted in 1957, but the ghost stories and local legends go much further back than that, with a forest area like Ballyboley Forest going as far back to 300 BC, to ancient druid and celtic times. But just how many of these legends can we believe?

Source: Albert Bridge / Ballyboley forest near Larne (8) / CC BY-SA 2.0

Ancient Druid Meeting Place

The Ballyboley Forest, it is said, carries an ancient energy, having served as an ancient meeting place for druids. Artifacts discovered over the years hint at the rituals and gatherings that once transpired beneath its leafy canopy.

It is said that you can find circular trenches and stone formations in the north east part of the forest that are now grown over, but can still be seen. These megalithic structures are only claimed through rumors though and no archeological overview shows any particular monuments from Gaelic times inside of the forest.

If there really were druids in the area is unclear though the coastal area close to it like in Larne is thought to be one of the earliest inhabited areas of Ireland, when people came over from Scotland. But did they really venture over to what became Ballyboley Forest, or did these stories first come after the current forest was planted?

Haunted Histories from Ballyboley Forest

Let’s have a look at the haunted stories coming from the forest. It is said local legends speak of haunting occurrences within its depths—plumes of black smoke rising above the trees, and echoes of ghostly screams that linger in the twilight. 

Throughout the 15t, 16th as well as the 17th century, there have supposedly been many strange disappearances of the local people that went to the area. Some sources claim it is as many as thirty different cases of the missing people.

There are according to local lore, strange paths going through a gateway to The Otherworld of Celtic mythology.

The Stories Sources

These stories about smoke in the Ballyboley Forest and screams come from a couple of sources. First is a story supposedly relayed from a young couple that were hiking in the area and they were scared of the screams and the cloud-like black smoke that appeared. They quickly left the forest when this happened, and what really went down then, we don’t know. And who this couple was, there really isn’t a trail of either.

In a news report from 1997, in an unknown newspaper, there were two men in the Ballyboley Forest that heard the sound of something flapping. After a while they heard the sound of a woman like she was in pain and tried to find the source of the lady as she could be in need of help. 

Instead they left the tracks and stumbled upon a place where the trees were smeared with something that looked eerily like blood. They turned to get out of the place, but four human shaped figures were standing still behind them. All were dressed in brown rags and their heads were covered. 

Most of the accounts of the strange things people have experienced in the forest though, seems to be repostings from online forums from anonymous posters without any clear sources. Also the newspaper clippings that supposedly the stories were retold in, are missing. 

This is the case with the alleged experiences of a poster on Reddit as well from 2005 that also claimed to have seen the four rag clad figures holding torches and hearing the screeching sound of unknown animals. 

Although this was supposed to have happened in 2005 and the poster read the post made on The Shadowlands, seemingly the earliest posts about this hauntings online, the information has been out online since the late 90s on the page. 

Conclusion About the Haunting of the Forest

Ballyboley Forest, with its picturesque trails and hidden mysteries, invites adventurers to delve into a realm where beauty and the supernatural intertwine. But are the local legends really local, or are they merely a figment of the rapid copy paste culture of the internet?

As the wind rustles through the ancient trees, it carries with it the tales of plumes of black smoke, blood-stained trees, and the ethereal screams that have become part of the forest’s haunted legacy. The trail, though outwardly serene, unravels a tapestry of legends that adds a dark layer to the Northern Irish landscape. 

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St. Katherine’s Abbey and Hauntings of the Black Hag

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In the ruins of an old Abbey in Ireland, the locals claim they can still hear the dying screams of a woman that was buried alive, as well as feel the dark forces from the Black Hag that were practicing dark magic in the St. Katherine’s Abbey.

In the picturesque landscapes of County Limerick, Ireland, amidst the serene countryside, lies a silent witness to centuries of history, both sacred and macabre — St. Katherine’s Abbey as it is officially consecrated as. 

The ruins of the once Augustinian abbey are known under many names though like Monasternagalliaghduff or Mainistir na gCailleach Dubh. It is also called the Abbey of St Catherine de O’Conyl or simply Old Abbey.

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There are several legends from this place and it is said to be haunted to this day as the dark magic that once were cast still lingers.

The Timeless Convent of Monasternagalliaghduff

Dating back to the 13th century, the Abbey of the Black Hag is a weathered and abandoned convent that has witnessed the passage of time, preserving within its ancient stones the stories of the faithful, the echoes of prayer, and the secrets of its enigmatic past.

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St. Katherine’s Abbey is one of the earliest recorded nunneries in Ireland and was probably in operation until the 1500s until the Dissolution of the Monasteries during the Reformation in Ireland, or perhaps before this.

Monasternagalliaghduff: Only the few ruins are left fro the old abbey in the open field, now covered in grass. Many legends are tied to this place, and some claim St. Katherine’s Abbey is still haunted by them. //Source: JohnArmagh/wikimedia

The Countess Buried Alive in St. Katherine’s Abbey

But it is not the passage of time or the hallowed echoes of devotion that have etched St. Katherine’s Abbey into the annals of Irish folklore. Instead, it is the eerie legends and ghosts said to haunt the abbey, casting an ominous shadow over the abbey’s ruins no matter how much the sun is shining.

One of the legends comes from Countess Fitzgerald. She was the wife of The Earl of Desmond that had a bloody feud against the Butler family that was the Earls of Ormond during the 15th century. 

The Fitzgeral were attacked and the Earl was going to get his wife to safety. She was shot in the thigh by an arrow and throughout the night, she lost so much blood and the Earl thought she had died when they reached the abbey. 

She was buried underneath the altar of the abbey before he quickly rode on. But the nuns started to hear terrible screams coming from the grave during the night. In the end they chose to open the grave, but it was too late and they found the Countess dead, but with broken fingers and torn out nails. She had been buried alive and she had tried to claw her way out. 

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It is believed that she never found peace through and that she is still waiting for her husband to save her, still trying to claw her way out from her grave. 

The Tale of the Black Hag St. Katherine’s Abbey

As local lore has it, the last head nun or abbess of St. Katherine’s Abbey possessed knowledge of the dark arts and wielded them with terrifying skill. The Black Hag or the Black Nun as she was known as was actually a witch and Satanist according to the legends. 

Her mastery of these forbidden arts cast a long shadow of fear over the locals. Whispers of her malevolent practices spread like wildfire, shrouding the abbey in a sinister reputation.

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According to the legends, the Black Nun wanted power, and to get it she sold her soul to get it. She was said to look gaunt with a skeletal figure wearing her all black robes. Even her face was said to darken, either from ashes or her dark magic. 

The Black Hag’s Cell

In the present day, the room within the abbey’s south end that once served as the abbess’s quarters has become infamous as the Black Hag’s Cell. It is in this chamber that the alleged witch’s spirit is said to linger, her spectral presence a chilling reminder of the darker chapters of the abbey’s history.

The Black Hag: Was she a witch? Did she practice dark arts? Or perhaps she was just the victim of terrible rumours? Was she real at all? One of the enduring legends from the former abbey is that of the Black Nun, or Black Hag, that were said to be the abbess of the abbey and a practitioner of the black arts.

It was in this cell that she performed Black Magic and worshiped Satan. Other nuns fled from the abbey according to legend when they found out what their abbess was up to, and she was left in the darkness. What happened to this supposed witch is uncertain.

The darkest rumor about the Black Nun is that she also sacrificed children during her dark rituals, taken from the nearby villagers, and there actually have been found bones of children on the grounds.

A Wicked End of the Black Hag

Where these legends come from though is uncertain. There certainly came some stories to justify the dissolutions of the nunneries in Ireland when the old Catholicism was seen as something filled with superstition and possible dark magic. 

Also, tales about single women living secluded have always had a trail of witch rumors following them. Because what in the world are unmarried single women up to if not worshiping Satan?

Haunting Echoes coming from the Old Abbey Ruins

Locals who live in the vicinity of St. Katherine’s Abbey speak in hushed tones of nights disturbed by blood-curdling screams that pierce the darkness. These ghostly wails, they claim, are the anguished cries of the Black Hag herself, echoing through the lonely hours of the night.

Or perhaps it is from the ghost of Countess Fitzgerald, who is still trying to let people know that she is alive, replaying her final hours trapped in the coffin. 

The Ruins of St. Katherine’s Abbey

As the moon cast an ethereal glow upon the ancient ruins of St. Katherine’s Abbey, the whispers of the past faded into the night. The haunting echoes of the Black Hag’s chilling cries and the anguished screams of Countess Fitzgerald began to dissipate, carried away by the gentle breeze.

And the Black Hag, a figure shrouded in mystery and fear, gradually faded into the realm of folklore. Her malevolence became a distant memory, forever entwined with the legends of the abbey.

The ruins of St. Katherine’s Abbey, now bathed in the light of a new day visitors wandered through the weathered stones, admiring the beauty of the landscape and contemplating the rich history that had unfolded within those crumbling walls.

As the sun set on St. Katherine’s Abbey, casting a golden hue over the landscape, a sense of tranquility and closure settled upon the abbey grounds. The tales of the Black Hag and the buried Countess became mere echoes, floating in the winds of time. Or do they?

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Verge del Toro Hospital and the Night it Became Haunted

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One night the Spanish Civil Guard were called out to strange things happening at the old Verge del Toro Hospital in Spain. When they got there, they experienced what they claim was an extreme haunting from the ghosts of the former patients. 

On the island of Menorca there was a hospital that closed in 2007 after the New Mateu Orfila General Hospital opened on Menorca. The hospital in the city of Mahon had operated for over 60 years before closing its doors. 

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The hospital became a well known haunted hospital after they did a segment on the place on the Cuarto Milenio program that showcases different allegedly haunted locations and ghost stories in 2012. 

The story was told of Daniel, in the civil guard from Menorca that had visited the closed hospital five years earlier.

The Night of the Haunting at the Hospital of Verge del Toro

On November 1st in 2007 the Spanish Civil Guard as well as the police got a call for someone breaking in  around half past two in the morning and they went in after a warning for the night security working in the building. 

At this time, the Verge del Toro hospital had already been abandoned for a couple of months, the windows were dark, the doors locked.

A patrol of two agents arrived shortly after and went from room to room to find the ones breaking in but found no one. When they were on the ground floor however, they heard a macabre laughter and whispers coming from the upper floors. 

When they were standing outside of the hospital they could see how the lights in the former hospital went on and off for no reason and shadows appeared and disappeared in the windows.

The guards called for backup and four Civil Guard agents as well as two from the National Police Corpse that just happened to be walking by were tasked to inspect the hospital further. 

They went in again, both by the stairs and the elevators from first to fifth floor to find those laughing and pranking in the empty hospital, but found no one. 

Daniel told the TV-program that they believed those breaking in at the Verge del Toro hospital hid and that further steps were needed to get to the bottom of the strange things happening in the abandoned hospital. 

On the third inspection when they went in full force with even police dogs with them they finally realized that not everything was as it should and the strange things happening was not the work of people that had broken in. 

When they went up to the 5th floor they had already inspected two times, they found that the heavy beds and furniture like lamps were dragged across the rooms and the doors to the cabinets were opened up. The furniture was too heavy to be moved in the ten minutes they left the room, according to Daniel. 

They tried to get the highly trained police dogs to come along with them to the top floor in the elevator. The dogs had been perfectly fine up to this point, but started crying when in the elevator and refused to go out when they reached the top floor. Not even when the owner threw their favorite toys into the corridor they managed to get the dog out. The owner claimed that usually the dog would have gone to the bottom of the sea to look for the toy. But not out in this haunted corridor. 

The Woman in White

It was then they saw her, on their fourth attempt to find out what was happening there. Hidden in the corner they saw the shadow of a very strange woman, almost as if covering in the shadows around 20 to 25 meters away from them. 

The agents asked her to identify herself and get out with her hands up. They get no response from the strange woman. They ask again and tell that they will draw their weapons if she disobeys and threatens them in any way. 

Then the woman is said to have just suddenly disappeared into thin air right before their eyes. This was even with the windows and the doors of the hospital blocked off and agents at all of the exits. There was simply no physical reason to disappear from the place. 

The Neighbours Spotting the Ghosts

It is said that that night was not the only night when something strange occurred in the hospital. Several months after the episode had aired on TV, the residents of the Tanques del Carme neighborhood next to the hospital experienced somethings strange as well when they noticed that again strange things were happening to the lights in the otherwise dark fromer hospital. 

After many years of controversies over what to do with the building, they decided to reform it into a socio-health center in 2019, and is still undergoing remodeling. 

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After the strange events at the Verge del Toro hospital right after its closing, the people that went that night still have no rational explanation for what happened. 

The 5th floor used to be reserved for people with psychiatric problems and people think that it must have been a former patient there. Did she come back after the Verge del Toro hospital closed down for some reason? Or was it so that she really came back from the dead?

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