Supernatural Goings on in Laghey?

Mr Velo

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone knows the history of the Laghey area - any old childrens graveyards etc - particularly close to the current National School on the main road after the filling station (when coming from Ballyshannon side).
Was up there this weekend past and there was definitely something 'strange' going on in the house we were renting - and i don't normally believe in this stuff.

Just interested to find out the history of the area is all.

Thanks.

Vic Vinegar

Paddy_Fowler wrote: »

there was definitely something 'strange' going on in the house we were renting - and i don't normally believe in this stuff.

Care to elaborate a bit?

North_West_Art

Is the house on the same side of the road as the school? Is it a new bungalow with a lawn extending down the front? When exactly was this, and what did you experience?

Mr Velo

Bombleswizzum wrote: »

Care to elaborate a bit?

Well, doors that were closed suddenly opened (didn't see anyone open them) but knew they had been closed. Doors banging shut. (I know that wind could have caused both of these things).

A general feeling of not being on our own in the house all the time.

I was in Donegal town on the Friday night and my daughter (who is 3) was playing upstairs in the "playroom". She asked 2 people in the house who said "sssshhh". No-one knew what she was on about - but ever since she's been telling us that "the ghost told her to ssshhhh" and she puts her finger to her lips. This apparantly occured in the playroom when she was playing up there. I've asked her why he said "ssshhhh" to her and she says it's cos the baby was asleep.

Now i only was made aware of this when we got home on Sunday night, but on Saturday morning very early i was up and about and went into the room my daughter was sleeping in - to check that she was still asleep. She was sleeping across from the playroom, and her room was FREEZING cold - compared to the room i was in anyways!. Not sure if it means anything or not, but strange.

2 of the people who were convinced that there was something else in the house say now that they never felt threatened or scared but are sure that there was something there. One of them heard a male voice at 6am on Sunday morning while going downstairs.... couldn't make out what was being said, but a door banged shut at the end of it.


To answer the other persons question - yes the house is on the same side as the national school, pretty much looking into the pitch of the school.

muffler

Couldnt resist

muffler

Probably a rational explanation Im sure.

Mr Velo

muffler wrote: »

Probably a rational explanation Im sure.

I'm 100% sure there is... just wondering if anyone knew anything of the area history.

North_West_Art

Paddy_Fowler wrote: »

Well, doors that were closed suddenly opened (didn't see anyone open them) but knew they had been closed. Doors banging shut. (I know that wind could have caused both of these things).

A general feeling of not being on our own in the house all the time.

I was in Donegal town on the Friday night and my daughter (who is 3) was playing upstairs in the "playroom". She asked 2 people in the house who said "sssshhh". No-one knew what she was on about - but ever since she's been telling us that "the ghost told her to ssshhhh" and she puts her finger to her lips. This apparantly occured in the playroom when she was playing up there. I've asked her why he said "ssshhhh" to her and she says it's cos the baby was asleep.

Now i only was made aware of this when we got home on Sunday night, but on Saturday morning very early i was up and about and went into the room my daughter was sleeping in - to check that she was still asleep. She was sleeping across from the playroom, and her room was FREEZING cold - compared to the room i was in anyways!. Not sure if it means anything or not, but strange.

2 of the people who were convinced that there was something else in the house say now that they never felt threatened or scared but are sure that there was something there. One of them heard a male voice at 6am on Sunday morning while going downstairs.... couldn't make out what was being said, but a door banged shut at the end of it.


To answer the other persons question - yes the house is on the same side as the national school, pretty much looking into the pitch of the school.

So its a newly built house? (two story detatched, maybe 5 -10 years old) that is on the other side of the road to a row of white cottages... ie. its the only house built on that side of the laneway, right next to the pitch.
I know the whole area very well, and most of the people that live in that row of houses... including the people that own that house you are referring to (if its the same house).... I had heard stories about that field years ago when we were kids, I'll ask a few people and get back to you

Mr Velo

North_West_Art wrote: »

So its a newly built house? (two story detatched, maybe 5 -10 years old) that is on the other side of the road to a row of white cottages... ie. its the only house built on that side of the laneway, right next to the pitch.
I know the whole area very well, and most of the people that live in that row of houses... including the people that own that house you are referring to (if its the same house).... I had heard stories about that field years ago when we were kids, I'll ask a few people and get back to you

Yes.... this is the house - exactly. Don't want to put people off the house or anything. Lovely house, lovely people... but i was just wondering if there was anything to it!

North_West_Art

Well, the local yarn years ago, was that the field was cursed... I dont know much more than that, except it was referred to as the 'home field'.... Im going back maybe 25 years when I used to hear this business of the home field being cursed God knows, maybe theres something to it now!

Mr Velo

North_West_Art wrote: »

Well, the local yarn years ago, was that the field was cursed... I dont know much more than that, except it was referred to as the 'home field'.... Im going back maybe 25 years when I used to hear this business of the home field being cursed God knows, maybe theres something to it now!

Thanks North_West_Art.
Definitely think there's something to it. Wind howling through the house at times, Door banging shut upstairs but all doors open.... Very strange. Wonder why was the field cursed??

irlpic

Jesus boys,i'll not sleep a wink tonight.

Salvelinus

I'd be more afraid of the living in that neck of the woods

freaky story

Mr Velo

Salvelinus wrote: »

I'd be more afraid of the living in that neck of the woods

freaky story

Hahaha, well i dunno about that. We didn't actually meet any of our weekend neighbours. Very quick visit. Appeared to be a nice quiet area though.

Klim

I too tend to think there's always some rational explanation to these things, but just one point you made about your girls room.
I know a man who swore he saw an old man walk across the room and disappear into a wall when he was helping renovate his sisters new house (it was an old mans cottage). The man in question I have no reason to doubt, in fact he's one of the biggest sceptics going.
Anyway, before the incident, he mentioned that he thought a door or window had opened, as he said it suddenly got really really cold, freezing, but it was a balmy summers night, and it was very odd. This was a couple of mins before he saw the man. I just thought it interesting you mentioned the temperature too.

irish1967

Oh I just had to read this at 11pm and living in a house that's 145 years old. Jeeeez.

North_West_Art

Its very easy for me to find out more about this. Im from the area, literally 200 yards from that house. I was talking earlier with a friend of mine whos father used to own that land years back. He doesnt ever remember there being stories of ghosts or graves associated with that spot. The local story is that if the hay was ever cut in that field, the weather would suddenly turn bad. I'll be in the local pub there some night soon and I'll ask around... I know someone who claims to have spotted a ghost walk down the lane one night in January, this is also very close to the house, up on the hill behind it in fact.

HybridPaul

Lol. I love these ghost stories. Having said that, if there was such a thing as ghosts there would be so many we'd be swimming in them. Also, how do you explain something that can walk through walls being able to GRIP and SLAM a door. Why dont they fall through floors as well?

Mr Velo

North_West_Art wrote: »

Its very easy for me to find out more about this. Im from the area, literally 200 yards from that house. I was talking earlier with a friend of mine whos father used to own that land years back. He doesnt ever remember there being stories of ghosts or graves associated with that spot. The local story is that if the hay was ever cut in that field, the weather would suddenly turn bad. I'll be in the local pub there some night soon and I'll ask around... I know someone who claims to have spotted a ghost walk down the lane one night in January, this is also very close to the house, up on the hill behind it in fact.

Freaky!! It'd be great if you could find out more about it though. Great info so far though North_West_Art

irish1967

BUMP !!

well just thought this was an apt thread to 'bump'

muffler

irish1967 wrote: »

BUMP !!

well just thought this was an apt thread to 'bump'

Only during the darkest hours :eek:

North_West_Art

Im keeping the ear to the ground. I know a guy that used to live in the house...

Darr3nG

North_West_Art wrote: »

I knew a guy that used to live in the house...

...would've been more thrilling!

Donegallassie

Good morning all,
this is for all of you that live around Laghey, I want to share an experience my friend had recently. He was driving from North Donegal to Sligo early one morning and as he passed a spot on the mile straight (the lane to the right before the Salmon Inn road travelling towards Sligo), he noticed a young girl standing at the road side, as the van came closer she turned and started walking up the lane. He said to the two guys travelling with him did they see her (they didn't) and remaked how unusual it is to see a child ( 10 yrs or so) on the road at 5am.

a few days later they were on the same journey travelling to work and he asked teh two lads with him to watch out for this girl as he couldn't get it out of his head and sure to god there she was - all three saw her and she did the same as before turned and walked up the lane. This has happened again since therefore he has seen her 3 times and his friends twice.

She wears a dark coat and you can see a red dress under it and an old fashioned hat ( similiar to one worn by the "Railway Children "). I asked him if it was ---
I know this guy he is married to a local and I live in the area myself, he is very spooked by it. Honestly I don't thank him for sharing his story with mw as I pass that place daily, my partner also passes it every morning at 6am but has seen nothing.

I was wondering if any of you have ever heard or seen anything similar in the area?

North_West_Art

I had forgotten about this thread, will ask around about the girl.. I am now friends on Facebook with people who used to live in the house the OP mentioned. I'll send this link to them (and hopefully they won't get too freaked out )

Donegallassie

great thanks I have just been asking my mum who told me that lane led down to the railway line years ago......so where the young girl was spotted would have been close to the site of the railway station!!!!!!!

CityMan2010

real interesting thread..any updates?

North_West_Art

just an update here, coincidentally there is an account that has been created on Facebook called 'Laghey Hauntings'. I have messaged them and forwarded them this thread, they said they would look into it, you could hook up with them on Facebook

martyeds

North_West_Art wrote: »

Its very easy for me to find out more about this. Im from the area, literally 200 yards from that house. I was talking earlier with a friend of mine whos father used to own that land years back. He doesnt ever remember there being stories of ghosts or graves associated with that spot. The local story is that if the hay was ever cut in that field, the weather would suddenly turn bad. I'll be in the local pub there some night soon and I'll ask around... I know someone who claims to have spotted a ghost walk down the lane one night in January, this is also very close to the house, up on the hill behind it in fact.

Every field my dad had must be cursed also.

Ayla

Slightly off topic, but does anyone know anything about The Gap? My husband has personal experience of a sighting there & he seems to remember that there is a lot of lore about that area.

North_West_Art

yes, there have been a few reports of unusual sightings in the Gap. Here is one I posted before one time.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20090201/ai_n31308939/

There are several other stories, one involving the ghost of a biker, another of a lady wearing a veil, and a couple of years ago UTV did a short feature on a claim that the spirit of a woman can be seen from time to time on the Castelederg road just off the Gap on the Lough Mourne side.

What was your husband's experience?

Ayla

He was a kid asleep in the backseat of his parent's car as they were driving home late one night (toward Donegal Town). All of a sudden he woke, sat straight up & screamed something like "watch out for that person." His parents said "what?" & then his dad slammed on the brakes. There was - apparently - some figure (I think a man?) standing in the middle of the road, right in front of the car. A car coming from the other direction also slammed on their brakes. Then the figure just disappeared.

He also used to go to a boarding school that had loads of stories, but one night everyone in his room suddenly stopped, stared & simulatenously freaked after seeing a woman's image walk through the room.

mugbags

If you look on ordinance survey maps, any childrens graveyards or 'ceallurach' will be marked, there are a huge number of them in my area so it's possible that you could have been close to one too....apooooooookkky, I love this kinda thing!

Corkfeen

Ohh this threads great. With all the ghostly goings on perhap Laghey is actually the Hellmouth. If so these guys should sort it out..... :pac:

mugbags

He also used to go to a boarding school that had loads of stories, but one night everyone in his room suddenly stopped, stared & simulatenously freaked after seeing a woman's image walk through the room.[/QUOTE]

Royal and Prior boarding house in Raphoe by any chance??? The mysterious white lady???

North_West_Art

this is a photo taken by the owner of the profile 'Laghey Hauntings' on Facebook last week on a ghost hunting mission near Laghey.. check out the bottom left window :eek:

byte

North_West_Art wrote: »

this is a photo taken by the owner of the profile 'Laghey Hauntings' on Facebook last week on a ghost hunting mission near Laghey.. check out the bottom left window :eek:

Where is that building?

North_West_Art

it is out the Old Laghey Road, near Tullyleague if you know the road.

byte

North_West_Art wrote: »

it is out the Old Laghey Road, near Tullyleague if you know the road.

I know the road, but not of that building (not that I've actively looked), unless it's the one that can be seen from a distance more or less halfway between Donegal and Laghey (I think it's one of the McElhinney's that built a new house near it).

Conbhar

I know of a story about the Gap. The tale goes that a man was driving through the gap towards donegal town when he seen a guy thumbing a lift. So he stopped and asked the guy where he was heading and the man said donegal town. The man got into the car and sat in the back seat and they made their way to donegal. The man didnt speak a word to the driver until they approached a really bad corner on a bridge beside a two storey house(this was the old road and it was rite next to the old barnesmore school) He tapped the driver on the shoulder and asked him to slow down please because this is where i died. The driver slammed on the brakes and looked into the back of the car but there was no1 there. It freaks the **** outa me even tellin this!

fontanalis

Conbhar wrote: »

I know of a story about the Gap. The tale goes that a man was driving through the gap towards donegal town when he seen a guy thumbing a lift. So he stopped and asked the guy where he was heading and the man said donegal town. The man got into the car and sat in the back seat and they made their way to donegal. The man didnt speak a word to the driver until they approached a really bad corner on a bridge beside a two storey house(this was the old road and it was rite next to the old barnesmore school) He tapped the driver on the shoulder and asked him to slow down please because this is where i died. The driver slammed on the brakes and looked into the back of the car but there was no1 there. It freaks the **** outa me even tellin this!

Heard that aswell, it's a common story I've heard from about other areas.

Ayla

mugbags wrote: »

Royal and Prior boarding house in Raphoe by any chance??? The mysterious white lady???

Well, you didn't hear it from me...


(but yeah, that's the one)

2moreMinutes

Conbhar wrote: »

I know of a story about the Gap. The tale goes that a man was driving through the gap towards donegal town when he seen a guy thumbing a lift. So he stopped and asked the guy where he was heading and the man said donegal town. The man got into the car and sat in the back seat and they made their way to donegal. The man didnt speak a word to the driver until they approached a really bad corner on a bridge beside a two storey house(this was the old road and it was rite next to the old barnesmore school) He tapped the driver on the shoulder and asked him to slow down please because this is where i died. The driver slammed on the brakes and looked into the back of the car but there was no1 there. It freaks the **** outa me even tellin this!

I've heard lots of different versions of this guy in the gap. Its always fun to listen to as well as fun to tell!

North_West_Art

I know a guy who pretended to be the ghost a couple of times; as he was getting out of the car after a night's drinking in Donegal Town he would say.. 'let me out, this is where I died'
bit of an ejit, but true apparently :pac:

muffler

I remember walking home on a lovely bright, snowy night at about 2 AM and going past a so called "haunted house" which was a couple of hundred yards back from the road but surrounded by loads of trees and bushes - what we called a planting or plantin. There were loads of local stories about various ghosts, hauntings, sightings in and around the property and I was always a little weary every time I walked this stretch of road at night.

The property was on the other side of the road from me and I heard a rattle in the hedge and looked over and saw a big white face and 2 red eyes staring through the hedge at me and I wont deny it........the hair was standing on the back of my neck.

I have no idea what possessed me (pardon the pun) but I felt compelled to cross the road and get a closer look at this "evil" that was staring at me. When I was about 5 feet from it the white face give a quick movement and the hedge made a noise and in the moonlight I could see that it was......................a bloody big white faced bullock that had broken into the planting and was eating the hedge as there was no grass to eat in the fields because of the snow.

I was so relieved I could have kissed it but then I would have been accused of animal cruelty.

True story.

seasidelover

love it, live not too far from it either. mus give it a wee look into

NIMAN

Don't believe in ghosts myself, so take all these stories with a large pinch of salt.

North_West_Art

North_West_Art wrote: »

this is a photo taken by the owner of the profile 'Laghey Hauntings' on Facebook last week on a ghost hunting mission near Laghey.. check out the bottom left window :eek:

I know this thread is old - but nevermind the bottom left window, take a look at the one above the door!
I know it's a reflection of trees, but from the right angle, it looks like a very large face, with something like an ape on it's shoulder!:D:D

muffler

This is what we call a "ghost thread" given the time that has passed since the first post :pac:

muffler

muffler wrote: »

This is what we call a "ghost thread" given the time that has passed since the first post :pac:

Aye, it came back from the dead.:D:D

(Sorry, couldn't resist!)

muffler

Times when old threads are being reported I see various reasons used by the people who report them and some of the reasons include....

zombie thread

grave digging old thread

Thread resurrection

etc etc