Sunlight filtered through gothic windows without panes but with swags of spidery filaments. Once in the Chapel, I took pictures and sat at the dusty table to have a good look into the shadowy corners. “When I climbed the narrow winding stairs into the Bloody Chapel, nothing unusual happened. For centuries there have been reports of his figure in the chapel and the stairwell, along with lights streaming through the windows at night.Ĭ.Lee McKenzie shares her personal experience in the bloody chapel. Thaddeus’s ghost is one of leap Castle’s earliest ghosts. He died on the altar in front of his entire family. Teige O’Carroll ran into the chapel during mass and stabbed the priest who was his older brother in the back. When the O’carrolls ruled there was a terrible murder on the now burnt-out chapel.Īfter the brutal succession from the Mulrooney clan. The bloody chapel is said to be the most haunted location in the castle.
Soldiers, families, and employees have all lost their lives to the stronghold and the skeleton of the Castle still stands forlornly against the grey Irish sky. The families in the castle were a sensitive subject to the people of Ireland because they were loyal subjects to the British crown.īecause of their loyalty to the Crown, this lead to the castle being burned down in 1922. In the mid-1600s the castle was passed to the Darby clan, and then eventually to the Ryan family. The castle was passed down through families and clans with a history that only rivals Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The Lord responsible for the building was John O’Carroll. Leaps Castle in County Offaly was constructed in the 16th century.
What’s up Bizarros? This week we dive into the tale of Leap Castle.
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