Leap Castle
Considered by many to beIrelands most famous haunted locations, Leap Castle was built more than 400 years ago in 1532. Like most castles, it enjoys a long and bloody history, but in the case of Leap Castle things got a little more personal when brother turned against brother in a fight for ownership. The feud culminated in murder when one brother killed the other who was a priest, slaying him with a sword in his own chapel, in front of their entire family. Since that day the chapel has been known as “Bloody Chapel”.
Among the many spirits that are said to reside at Leap Castle, the most famous is that of a dark and evil creature called an Elemental. It’s the size of a sheep and has a human face with black pools for eyes, and it smells of rotting flesh. It appeared around the time archeologists discovered a hidden oubliette in the castle dungeon. The oubliette was used to execute prisoners who were pushed into a pit, falling eight feet onto spikes coming up from the floor. Within the uncovered pit, the remains of over 150 bodies were found. Did the disturbed remains call the Elemental to the castle? Some believe so.
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