This will terrify you...

think

If you want to experience real fear from the paranormal, you have found your treasure map. If you are a skeptic, I dare you to join in. Let's see how you feel afterward...

There is a secluded site with a massive old estate house, dense forests, overgrown, walled-in gardens, a church and grave yard, crumbling concrete barns, stables and servant houses..

The place is many centuries old. It hasn't been used in decades.
Investigations and a documentary are only just starting.

This is not another tourist-filled castle or B&B open to the public. This is a one of a kind site that will terrify you.

Who's up for for some real paranormal hunting..?

pistonsvox

where is it? sounds familiar...

think

See PM.

john 08

whats the name of the location ??

think

It's in Offaly. It hasnt been properly investigated before although you can definitely feel something as soon as you step foot on the land.

Riamfada

Ill go

sounds mysterious

Whats the location? Cost? Have you done this before? When is it on?

iamhunted

is this another of these 'its old and looks haunted so it is' things or is there actually any eyewitness accounts of anything paranormal going on at all?

Riamfada

iamhunted wrote: »

is this another of these 'its old and looks haunted so it is' things or is there actually any eyewitness accounts of anything paranormal going on at all?

There probably is, you just havnt heard about it. Better than some groups going on blatantly made up ghost stories and fake history.

think wrote: »

you can definitely feel something as soon as you step foot on the land.

The OP has had a subjective experience there. OP dont let anyone put you off. They just dont like more sharks in the tank :P

think

There have been no official paranormal investigations done there before. I go to place as much as I can to work (I'm a writer - a colleague owns the land and it's not in use) I try to get out of there before dark though as there definitely is a tangible energy there. Not necessarily bad energy... just a definite feeling. Although, there are a couple of areas that I avoid even during daylight.

The start of the investigations are a part of a documentary on the activity there.

When? The documentary is ongoing. As soon as a group fills up, we can organize an overnight based on schedules. I have exclusive use of the land.

Cost? I'll allocate a nominal fee in the coming days. I want to make sure the fee is fair - although, when you see the place, I'm sure cost won't be an issue.

Grimes, thanks for the interest. It looks like you have experience with these types of investigations (I'd be more on the film making side of it) Maybe you can PM and we can discuss further?

If anyone one else is interest, and it's within the rules of the forum, please PM and we'll see if we can get out there asap.

think

iamhunted wrote: »

is this another of these 'its old and looks haunted so it is' things or is there actually any eyewitness accounts of anything paranormal going on at all?

The answer to the second part of your questions is yes.

That is why the investigation and doc are being organized. If I had to classify myself according to the theme of this forum, I'd be a firm skeptic. Or rather, I would have been a firm skeptic. Not any more.

Riamfada

Ill mention it to a few people

Ciaran500

What make a paranormal investigation official?

iamhunted

Grimes wrote: »

There probably is, you just havnt heard about it. Better than some groups going on blatantly made up ghost stories and fake history.





The OP has had a subjective experience there. OP dont let anyone put you off. They just dont like more sharks in the tank :P

hmmm. Unfortunately 'hmmm' is all I can think of at the minute. If this moves to be 'join our investigation for only X euro' then I'll know Ireland has completely gone to the dogs in regards to paranormal investigations.

john 08

id like the chance to investigate this location. i have never done any investigating with any paranormal groups before i went to a few locations with a few mates . would this be a problem ??

TechFreak

Sounds interesting..would you pm me more details please.

Im assuming you'll still allow people to bring their own nightvision equip etc even though its for a documentary.

jonbravo

is it on the foot hills of the slieve blooms!?

"This will terrify you"

"If you want to experience "real fear" from the paranormal"

Already planting suggestions ? ?

Slow Motion

Deleted User wrote: »

"This will terrify you"

"If you want to experience "real fear" from the paranormal"

Already planting suggestions ? ?

My thoughts exactly, but then maybe I am being too skecptical

TechFreak

Suppose it would be a good way to start a marketing campaign if you had a friend with an abandoned property who wanted to start the place as a haunted house or paranormal attraction.

I know Im being a bit of a skeptic but thats not to say Im not open minded.Ive experienced this I cant quite explained but from looking at the original post and comparing it to some of the other investigations it does come across as a bit fishy.

Id love to be proved wrong though.

Slow Motion

I suppose if the OP were to provide more detail re any costs to anyone interested in partaking that would allay some of the skecpticism!

iamhunted

i suppose theres a market for those who want to pay to investigate and those who wish to just investigate.

I suspect though that Ireland's starting to look to cash in on the paranormal.

TechFreak

iamhunted wrote: »

i suppose theres a market for those who want to pay to investigate and those who wish to just investigate.

I suspect though that Ireland's starting to look to cash in on the paranormal.

Good point.

I do however hope that a line can be drawn between paranormal visits ala tourist style and serious scientific paranormal investigations which take everything into account not just the folklore of the building.

Riamfada

TechFreak wrote: »

serious scientific paranormal investigations.

Thats a bit of a contradiction.The paranormal is a pseudo science and the scientific methods that groups use could be further from actual science. The majority of investigators also hold no scientific qualifications. For the record the is no money to be made from Paranormal investigations and the little that one could gleam together would be lower than the social welfare.

Iamhunted, there has been no mentions of costs on this thread at all so why are you assuming this is a cash generating project. There are a number of locations that charge big money for groups to do "serious scientific investigations" and groups pay it.

As far as cashing in on the paranormal goes, there are some groups that have been trying to get on telly for a long time.

suey71

I think the OP wants to make High Spirits II.:cool:.

Think can be Niall Jordan (Director)

Grimes can be Peter Plunket.

iamhunted can play the Steve Guttenberg part.

6th can play The voice of Brogan (because he hasn't shown up yet:D)

Techfreak can be that guy with all the gadgets:D.

Slowmotion can play Liam Neesons part.

and all the girls can fight it out for who's going to be Daryl Hannah.

This could be Great.
I can feel it in me waters.

leddpipe

OP vamoose!

kshiel

I'm intrigued now. I have done a good few investigations at this stage and somewhere new is always interesting but one where its new ground brillant. Sent you a pm.

All investigations go on word of mouth, stories and if op is scaming it wont be long coming out on here, so it would be pointless to go down that road. Pretty much everything cost money in this world and it will cost you to do a serious investigation in a wide varitey of places to gain any knowledge or pattern in this field.

leddpipe

most investigations are the same, long, often cold, and ultimately fruitless :rolleyes:

Riamfada

Not to be backseat modding here but could you please keep your cynicism and self gratifying comments out of this thread and let the OP try and organise an investigation.

bigeasyeah

Sounds dubious.

TechFreak

Grimes wrote: »

Thats a bit of a contradiction.The paranormal is a pseudo science and the scientific methods that groups use could be further from actual science. The majority of investigators also hold no scientific qualifications.

Grimes,

I dont know about anyone else on this forum but I do have qualifications in two scientific fields.I also do believe it is possible to do such investigations from a scientific perspective or at least incorporating one.Of course you cant examine a site in enclosed laboratory conditions but you can examine a "paranormal scenario" by incorporating such philosophies such as Occam's Razor.For example if it walks like a duck , sounds like a duck , its a duck.Its not a 16th Century midget druid.

You can also look at EMF fields , the geology of the area , cold spots ,if the this any UL frequencies etc Just because we dont understand something doesnt mean it can be scientifically quantified in the future i.e Magnetism , gravity.All of which were perceived as mystical in the past but now are an accepted scientific principle.

Im not calling whatever this is a science.Im just saying we can use scientific methods to study this phenomenon.

All I know is that I was a skeptic , a very grounded skeptic.But to quote the cliche (and most like people on here) I experienced an incident where I cant explain what happened using current scientific knowledge.

As for this investigation Id love to go if I was able.Ive dont a lot of work which EVP's and Id love to go in the field and get samples.

Also Im free for the role in High Spirits 2.Speak to my agent

leddpipe

Grimes wrote: »

Not to be backseat modding here but could you please keep your cynicism and self gratifying comments out of this thread and let the OP try and organise an investigation.

your contradiction aside, my "cynacism" is merely an observation based on my experiences,which have always proved at the very best, inconclusive.thats not to say I wont keep trying, I have after all PM'd the OP about this potential investigation.
so no, not cynical at all!
at least that certainely wasnt my intent.
and I dont come to boards for gratification!although based on the depth and effort some people put into online personas, I can see why you might have thought that!

think

Hey all,

Thank you for the interest and the hot debate. And thank you Grimes and others for the support. I apologize for the late reply - It's been a long day away from the computer, gearing up for this project.

As far as the original post, it is 100% representative of my experience of the site as well as a handful of other people's experiences - real fear stemming from paranormal observations... And trust me, I'm not a fearful guy. Bottom line, I was scared. More than that - I wanted to know more. So here we are.

I know that this whole area of interest is full of people looking for something that isn't there, people with absolute blind faith - and yes, some crackpots.. (no offense) When you look at other belief systems, most of the world fits into these categories.

I don't.

I'm more science oriented and the way I look at it, microwaves existed before science discovered them and trapped them in a box that put them to work. There is a lot more out there waiting to be discovered. My experience is that there is something at this site that is waiting to be observed properly. Discovered.

If it's a ghost, maybe we too can put it in a box and put it to work..

Short of that, the film maker in me wants to explore this further with a camera. Along with anyone else who is interested and feels that they can gain from it, whether just for fun or for science - including skeptics. Specially skeptics.

That said, I'd rather not have a line of parked cars pointing to the latest stop on the Dublin ghost bus tour... Above all, I don't want that.

So please continue to PM and I'll keep you in the loop as this develops. I'm hoping to get out there asap. I promise I'll respond as soon as I can. When you meet me, you'll understand the delay...

iamhunted

Grimes wrote: »

Iamhunted, there has been no mentions of costs on this thread at all so why are you assuming this is a cash generating project. There are a number of locations that charge big money for groups to do "serious scientific investigations" and groups pay it.

As far as cashing in on the paranormal goes, there are some groups that have been trying to get on telly for a long time.

post 9, halfdown.

I'd love to hear of somehwere 'haunted' that charges money. I dont think any of us can find anywhere that's 'haunted' enough to be able to pay money to witness the phenomena, nevermind do "serious scientific investigations" - but thats another story and another thread.

But awwww - where you trying to get on telly?

leddpipe

iamhunted wrote: »

But awwww - where you trying to get on telly?

is there something wrong with trying to garner recognition or support with TV/podcast/radio appearences?

or where you just trying to be a smart a%*2?

Riamfada

iamhunted wrote: »

But awwww - where you trying to get on telly?

TV and radio has no interest for me as Im not trying to cash in on the paranormal. Im sure you are the same as you also disagree with people trying to cash in on it.

think

Thanks for all the responses and sorry for the delay in replying. I've been spending a lot of time trying to make sure that this project starts off the right foot. More details via PM.

jimmyw

Is it in biffos house maybe ?:D:D:D:D

Emme

If it's the Leap Castle it has been investigated before.

iamhunted

leddpipe wrote: »

is there something wrong with trying to garner recognition or support with TV/podcast/radio appearences?

or where you just trying to be a smart a%*2?

considering Ive done a bit of all three, why would there be something wrong with it?

TechFreak

Has anyone worked out where this location is ?

faceman

Can a bit more detail about this be posted on thread or is there an issue with that?

zerotolerance

What Is the reason for the lack of information on this very top secret location
Is it that your friend does not want loads of people trespassing on the land?
I have done a few investigations in that area and to date have found nothing, though i would be very interested in a new location as they are few and far between.

faceman

Why do paranormal investigations have to marketed as something to terrify you?

If you want a terrifying supernatural experience, go on a Ghost Train IMO

think

I guess it's the whole fear of the unknown..

Thanks to everyone who takes this seriously and is interested in chipping away at the unknown.

koklekel

why no details posted?
gotta be a windup!

TechFreak

He asked for emails and would send us on the details.Havent heard anything since.

think

Here's an update --

There has been more paranormal activity at the location since the orignal post, including things captured in photos.

In an effort to try and move forward with a proper investigation, I met with members of a paranormal investigation team. Unfortunately, I haven't yet been able to arrange a second meeting with them at the location.

I wanted an experienced team to go through the site first. I've been doing a lot of research into this and this is the real thing. I want investigations to start off properly and scientifically, not just for entertainment.

I'll give that team a couple more days to get in touch if they are still interested. I'll be in touch with everyone who is interested as things develop.

faceman

can you post the pics on here for us to look at and dicuss?

Jessica xxx

think wrote: »

If you want to experience real fear from the paranormal, you have found your treasure map. If you are a skeptic, I dare you to join in. Let's see how you feel afterward...

There is a secluded site with a massive old estate house, dense forests, overgrown, walled-in gardens, a church and grave yard, crumbling concrete barns, stables and servant houses..

The place is many centuries old. It hasn't been used in decades.
Investigations and a documentary are only just starting.

This is not another tourist-filled castle or B&B open to the public. This is a one of a kind site that will terrify you.

Who's up for for some real paranormal hunting..?

I have Been to many a place like it. Yeah, up for it anyway, where is the location?

leddpipe

Jessica xxx wrote: »

I have Been to many a place like it. Yeah, up for it anyway, where is the location?

Dont hold your breath re: this thread :rolleyes:

Jessica xxx

leddpipe wrote: »

Dont hold your breath re: this thread :rolleyes:

Why?? What ya mean? Is it a load of spoof or what?