The Coonian Ghost

bubbles747

anyone been to this place in fermanagh? little run down cottage suppose to be alot of strange things happen here, and well documintated.

bigeasyeah

Hey where could one find information on it? Sounds interesting.Ill google it but links are handy.

6th

I'm familiar with it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/fermanagh/A799022.shtml

The Coonian Ghost
In 1913, Widow Murphy, her son and five daughters, lived in a mountain cottage near Brookborough, Co Fermanagh.

Ghosts & Superstition
Their lives were plagued by a poltergeist that appeared determined to evict them from the house. Many other people witnessed the amazing events that occurred. One such visitor was the MP, Cahir Healy, and another was Father Coyle from Maguiresbridge. Rapping was heard both during the night and day. One source says these rappings were sometimes to the rhythm of tunes. A couple of "its" favourites were "Boyne Water" and "The Soldiers Song".

Empty bed
Mysterious shapes appeared and disappeared and music would waft across the room. Father Coyle described seeing clothes rising and falling on an empty bed as if someone was underneath breathing. Pots and pans would suddenly fly across the kitchen.

Flee
Eventually the family were forced to flee not just because of the unsettling happenings in their home but also driven out and ostracised by superstitious neighbours. The family took the boat for America but even then, to their horror, the poltergeist continued its terrible deeds in their cabin on board and even followed them to their new home in the United States. Eventually, after many years, its manifestations subsided and the family was able to rest and get on with their lives. It is said that the "Coonian Ghost" is the best-recorded and authenticated ghost in Irish History.

bubbles747

i just seen some photos of the place and thought it looked interesting.

Riamfada

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No seriously.

TechFreak

Here's a pic of it.Looks inviting

bubbles747

that photo dosnt look just like the ones ive seen? maybe its from a diffrent angle, ive seen the ones took inside too.

TechFreak

Do you have a link to the internal photos plz ?

bubbles747

im sorry tech i dont the photos were shown to me by a friend

TechFreak

bubbles747 wrote: »

im sorry tech i dont the photos were shown to me by a friend

Thanks anyway

MrMojoRisin

TechFreak wrote: »

Here's a pic of it.Looks inviting

Looks cute and harmless enough to me. How old is it? Looks like something built in the 19th century.

MrMojoRisin

Grimes wrote: »

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No seriously.

Wat about this..

iamhunted

6th wrote: »

I'm familiar with it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/fermanagh/A799022.shtml

going by that it looks more like the 'poltergiest' was linked to the family and not the place

a-k-47

MrMojoRisin wrote: »

Looks cute and harmless enough to me. How old is it? Looks like something built in the 19th century.

thats what IT wants you to think .. thought it looked abit freaky myself