We hope you had a great spooky season! In a return to our usual haunted content, we decided to revisit the haunted castles of Ireland! In what was Haunted Castles P.2: Apple of my Evil Eye, we focused on everything from disruptive ghosts to enchanted orchards - the latter inspired our phantom bartender Alex to concoct an apple-heavy cocktail, you can catch the recipe on our Instagram @irishspiritspodcast

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We deep-dived into the masonry used to construct buildings with dark histories from kissing stones to evil eyes and keeping us safe from bad juju, the sources we consulted were: https://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/theres-a-ghost-in-my-house-26328545.html, https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/haunted-castles-offaly, https://coolmaterial.com/travel/irish-haunted-castle/, https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/travel/arid-40730631.html, https://www.kinnittycastlehotel.com/history.html, https://www.historyireland.com/early-modern-history-1500-1700/some-days-two-heads-and-some-days-four/, Wikipedia, https://pilgrimagemedievalireland.com/tag/evil-eye-stone-at-kilkea-castle/, https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/ireland/a-haunting-we-will-go-1.764580, https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/glin-castle-hauntings, https://www.jstor.org/stable/20567540, https://blackwatercastlecorkdotorg.wordpress.com/2012/11/21/haunted-castle/, http://kilkennygraveyards.blogspot.com/2016/10/grannagh-granny-or-grandison-castle.html, & https://www.glin-castle.com/history/,  Blarneycastle.ie, https://dailyscribbling.com/the-secret-life-of-irish-castles/blarney-castle-the-truth-behind-the-myth/, Legends, Charms and Superstitions of Ireland - Lady Wilde. , https://www.connollycove.com/legendary-castles-ireland/, Loomis, R. S. “The Irish Origin of the Grail Legend.” Speculum, vol. 8, no. 4, https://www.jstor.org/stable/2855884?read-now=1&refreqid=excelsior%3Aa416c71ecab84379e76d3cbd983dee98&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents, Diffordsguide.com & cockagee.ie

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