haunted house in foxford?

turkelton

right guys i've heard storys of a house in foxford out the castlebar, my cousin was telling me he was there a few weeks ago and that when you go into a room u get a very bad smell and the next room is ice cold, he said he heard storys of people wearing crosses on jewlery when the go in cuts reopen and start bleeding, its suppose to be one the most haunted places in ireland .. anyone know if its true? whats the story behind it? is it worth the look? i have never been but things like this i find very intersting

ghost hunter pro

i`ve heard lots of talk of this house you talk of on the ghost hunter grape vine! have you learned any more since this post? I`ve got this house high on me list of houses to investigate! write back soon please. many thanks GHP.

andypants

hey turkelton, GHP

I recently visited this site with a few friends, some seriously bad vibes comming from it :eek:, I can tell you we wont be going back to that house any time soon.

ghost hunter pro

hey andy, please could you elaborate a little in detail what it was you experienced in this house, just so i can get a picture of it. Are you and your friends pro ghost hunters or was the visit just a random one! write back soon please, thanks

maccored

EDIT - sent PM instead

andypants

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ghost hunter pro

you could say that andy but i dont "bust" them, i merely establish their presence if they are there. If you could just describe to me what happened, you entered the building did you visualise anything or was it just noise or both.

andypants

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captainwang

Just came across this thread after doing a search on this house. Have heard many stories mostly about a woman and a child standing in the centre window upstairs. The most shocking story I have heard, which was the first time I heard about this house was from a neighbour of mine who would not be one for making up stories and swears this is true and I believe him- he was driving to work (nightshift) in Castlebar from Ballina direction at around midnight, as he was passing the house he (alone in the car) heard the passenger door open and bang shut again, he looked across to see a woman sitting in the passenger seat holding a child in her arms. Terrified he continued driving not knowing what else to do, seconds later he again heard the door open and close and when he looked around again the woman and child had disappeared. He immediately turned the car around and drove past the house again :eek: and went straight home. He never drove past the house again during darkness and I know several people who will not pass this house alone or during darkness.

GodlessM

captainwang wrote: »

Just came across this thread after doing a search on this house. Have heard many stories mostly about a woman and a child standing in the centre window upstairs. The most shocking story I have heard, which was the first time I heard about this house was from a neighbour of mine who would not be one for making up stories and swears this is true and I believe him- he was driving to work (nightshift) in Castlebar from Ballina direction at around midnight, as he was passing the house he (alone in the car) heard the passenger door open and bang shut again, he looked across to see a woman sitting in the passenger seat holding a child in her arms. Terrified he continued driving not knowing what else to do, seconds later he again heard the door open and close and when he looked around again the woman and child had disappeared. He immediately turned the car around and drove past the house again :eek: and went straight home. He never drove past the house again during darkness and I know several people who will not pass this house alone or during darkness.

Interesting. I'll admit I never bothered with this thread because it was full of such silliness before but you've peaked my interest with this one. Tell me, does anyone know if there's an ugly past with this house, in particular regarding kidnappings?

CorkMan

Can someone pls provide google map co-ordinates.

Riamfada

Perhaps not make the location known publically on this forum for fear that the owners will be unwittingly mobbed by ghosthunters, it has happened before. Foxford is not particularly big so head out there and ask in the local shops.

Oryx

I agree, if youre going to exchange location details do it by pm and not on a public thread. Cheers.

redmosquito85

PM sent Andy (well I think it sent!)

KeithAFC

PM details via google map of the location. That will help people find it easily.

dr gonzo

My mam has a holiday place in Foxford so i know it well enough, could someone PM where the house is, literally out of curiosity, i have no interest in approaching it. Cheers guys.

redmosquito85

I visited there yesterday evening and I have to say I suddenly became very uncomfortable being around it, without even going in, not in a rush to go back! Having said that a couple of my mates have interest in going there and want me to bring them out!

Unpossible

Anymore stories on the place?

Gypsies

This is fascinating. Would love to hear more stories about this house. I'm not normally one for "paranormal" stuff, but this is intriguing..

sanbrafyffe

its the big green house on your right about two mile outside foxford town on your way to castlebar.now its said that if you can last a night there you can have the deeds also its supposed to move an inch closer to the road every year.im not far from there but i will not being goin near it

good luck

castor 1

sanbrafyffe wrote: »

its the big green house ..... its supposed to move an inch closer to the road every year

good luck

It's definitely haunted so !!!

Wonder what the Council will do when it starts to get too close to the road ?

Unpossible

castor 1 wrote: »

It's definitely haunted so !!!

Wonder what the Council will do when it starts to get too close to the road ?

I wouldn't mock, there is a similar phenomenon here in Kerry where the haunted cliff gets closer and closer to the road and houses each year.

maccored

Unpossible wrote: »

I wouldn't mock, there is a similar phenomenon here in Kerry where the haunted cliff gets closer and closer to the road and houses each year.

i do assume you are taking the mickey, considering natural erosion of the cliff face will do that.

GodlessM

maccored wrote: »

i do assume you are taking the mickey, considering natural erosion of the cliff face will do that.

Depends on which way they are talking about; you are correct if they mean the cliff is receding back toward the road, however if the cliff is facing road it is a different matter completely.

Unpossible

sanbrafyffe wrote: »

its the big green house on your right about two mile outside foxford town on your way to castlebar.now its said that if you can last a night there you can have the deeds also its supposed to move an inch closer to the road every year.im not far from there but i will not being goin near it

good luck

Joking aside, are there local stories of what happened there?

I think some places in Ireland would make great movies.

Gypsies

I presume nobody lives in that house?

KeithAFC

Anyone got it on google map? That for me is the best tool to use to get to locations or see locations.

KeithAFC

It looks like a right mess. It doesn't look very big either. Anyone got any good apparent phenomena recored from it?

happyoutscan

I found it on Google Map/Street View but don't know how to take a screensave and post it etc. It's easy enough to find on it though if you roughly measure out 3km from Foxford (follow the above post and you'll spot it, there aren't too many houses on the right hand side prior to it).

Incidentally, I can remember a guy I knew in the early nineties being on about a house where a woman was seen looking out from an upstairs window. The guy was from between Claremorris/Ballyhaunis but could have been on about this house perhaps?

Might take a spin down there next week to have a look.

loldog

Is it this place? http://i.imgur.com/cSgLe.png

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captainwang

yes thats it :eek: thank god that tree blocks the window on the landing for 5 months of the year

newnobody

looks like an old house anyone look up the census returns for it? just an idea?

dr gonzo

Just in case anybody wants a gander for themselves on google maps i thought i'd save you the trouble and show you exactly where to look.



Hope that helps cause i know i spent a good 20 minutes virtually driving up and down that road!

meryem

You saved the day for many guys here by imagery visual missing from the haunted thread story.

Shane St.

any go? id def be up 4 havin a sleepover there

NiceOneBruvv

a few of us went in to it last night and there was nothin happenin lads

meryem

Now that's a prefect spoiler. Can you tell us how much time did you guys spent there. Probably you people should have sleepover there to make extreme tests of the house. Or better try next time going alone there to make final conclusion about it's being a haunted place or not.

maccored

i find the whole idea of sneaking into a 'haunted house' to stay overnight just because it looks old and like it could be 'haunted' as quite sad tbh, and a tad bit desperate.

NiceOneBruvv

id say we stayed for 6 or 7 minutes anyway, its fairly small, went upstairs and there was a big gust of wind that started blowin the trees at the top window that was the most that happened! it was still spooky like with all the stories we heard about it but it didnt seem to be haunted at all, however theres a field in ballina with a valley in it thats rumoured to be haunted,its an underage drinking hot spot and have it on good word from a few friends that they heard girls voices when they were on there way down but nothin there when they arrived, a few of the lads have said this and seemed pretty freaked out by it

Noopti

Well it looks spooky that's for sure. I am sure anyone who enters the house will be definitely more inclined to interpret the most innocent of events as being paranormal.

ezryder

OMG - that house is NOT haunted!!! I actually grew up a few miles down the road and have heard loads of stories about it.

So for the craic a few of us went into it one night (years ago)...NOTHING happened, no weird wind or 'feeling' or anything like that. It's just a derelict house that's all....sorry to disappoint :rolleyes:

lemd

Always heard the place was haunted when I was growing up but no one could ever tell me who these people who saw all this were. A deserted house near a small town will always generate ghost stories.

hyperguy79

I did visit this house on my own and as i entered the broken window on the bottom right i looked towards the stairs and a blast of wind didn't hit me, it went through me, followed by a feeling that says get the f**k out, your not welcome. Being a pragmatic sort, i was passing a week or two later with a friend (female) and we decided to investigate. both of us went in and even though she wasn't phased in the slightest, we both had a feeling of heart racing and shortness of breath. Before we left, we stood in the living room near the hall door and definitely had a gust pass through us that made us freeze on the spot. Not trying to convince anybody but this is just what i got from the visit.

rossc007

hyperguy79 wrote: »

I did visit this house on my own and as i entered the broken window on the bottom right i looked towards the stairs and a blast of wind didn't hit me, it went through me, followed by a feeling that says get the f**k out, your not welcome. Being a pragmatic sort, i was passing a week or two later with a friend (female) and we decided to investigate. both of us went in and even though she wasn't phased in the slightest, we both had a feeling of heart racing and shortness of breath. Before we left, we stood in the living room near the hall door and definitely had a gust pass through us that made us freeze on the spot. Not trying to convince anybody but this is just what i got from the visit.

My psychic powers tell me this isn't your first paranormal experience?

J.Dev

Never has a man been born with more thoroughly healed grazes, has seen such a far recessed house into a field, has gazed upon further sunken steel nails be it into plasterboard or concrete.
This house is definitely not haunted, 0% spook, lads.

It was late, later than we had intended. We approached the house in the thick of night, ten to eleven as I recall. We drove of course, the eerie sounds of Pink Floyd played through the car speakers. Division Bell, naturally; pure David Gilmour spook. The music began to skip as we drew closer to the house. We were left off, on our own. Three hardy lads.
The house leves an strong impression initially, the house stands alone to the right of the road. The back and front living room(?) windows are the two most logical points of entry. We steeled ourselves as we entered the house. Stepping through the window we found the floor to be littered with drink cans. Some recent, some dating quite a few years back. Nothing out of the ordinary.
We recorded the descent, not once did our electronic equipment give. Following this we passed through the hallway, neverous, naturally. The hallway goes clear through the house into the back, the stairs hangs above, no doubt you've heard the stories, we decided to leave that for the moment.
The living room is more of the same. Discarded drink bottles, the remains of a very crude ouija board litter the ground. A strong chill prevaded the house, and a potent scent of fermentated lad piss, but not a sign of any ghostly apparition, we had yet to venture up the stairs.
We were uncertain, whether we'd actually be able to go upstairs, the house seemed to be of a considerable age, given its location, that is. But, we found the house to be sturdy, rather promising for redevelopment, honestly.
The stairs leaned upward to a seemingly impenetrable darkness, a desolate window hung above, a likely spot for some ghostly jazz. The top of the house is in tatters, at the top of the stairs, the hallway seems to dissipate into the night, the end of the hall is pockmarked with holes. We were at the height of fear as we passed through the various bedrooms. Nothing mind, we found nothing. Wide empty, cold rooms. We situated ourselves in the room at the very end at the hall, it seemed to be ventilated, at least.
Not much followed, proper lad buzz. Acting the jig, oh, stop.
Three o'clock we took another good tour of the house, recording and the like. Stayed the night, from say, ten to seven.
But the house, is an empty, cold, dreary house, nothing much to it.

Foxford however...
:pac:
Joshua, Jason, Jonathan

dermiek

GodlessM wrote: »

Depends on which way they are talking about; you are correct if they mean the cliff is receding back toward the road, however if the cliff is facing road it is a different matter completely.

Can't picture this at all, but how on earth could the cliff be facing the road?

squonk

Unpossible wrote: »

I wouldn't mock, there is a similar phenomenon here in Kerry where the haunted cliff gets closer and closer to the road and houses each year.

That's called erosion!

rossc007

squonk wrote: »

That's called erosion!

I think\hope he was being sarcastic

Paramad

Anyone fancy taking a trip to this house for an overnight?

panda2189

can any 1tel me if its haunted or not?

Riamfada

There is some urgency to the last post that worries me. Its probably haunted.