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Sunday, August 1, 2010
The venue is Cabra Castle, in Kingscourt. The original Cabra Castle's ruins stand in Dun na Rí Forest Park, still to this day. A stunning new castle was built in 1808 by Colonet Joseph Pratt, it was inherited by family through the years and bought to several owners until it was bought in 1991 and re-opened as a hotel.
''In the 1780's, the local people of Dun na Rí witnessed the unfolding of the tragic saga which was to become the legend of the ghost which still haunts Cabra Castle to this present day - dare to walk the corridors of this haunted castle knowing that the footsteps that went before you were that of evil predecessors...
The then owners of the castle had a daughter and two sons, one of whom fell in love with a servant girl called Sarah. In true Romeo & Juliet style, it was a passionate but secret love, which for the sake of property, could only be pledged silently.
The secret was broken when Sarah became pregnant and her lovers family ordered that she was to be killed; legend has it that she was taken from the Servants Quarters of the castle and dragged deep into the forest, where her body was hung over a bridge.
It is said that in the dead of the night, the haunting cries of a baby may still be heard in Cabra Castle. Local people say that the baby is pining for it's mother. There is also a testament by those who have felt a 'presence' in the courtyard rooms - formerly the Servant's Quarters, where it is said that Sarah's lost soul still wanders the Castle in search of her lost love and lost child..
The forest where she alleged met her death, is now open as a park and the bridge which Sarah was hung has been named 'Sarah's bridge'. In honour of the legend and in her memory, there is a room in the Caslte that we have named after her - 'Sarah's Well'.''
I was talking to the guy who was bringing us around about this and he confirms staff have seen her, and he himself has felt a presence in one of the courtyard rooms. A few years ago an American couple emailed the hotel a picture they took of the bar in the Castle, and a ghostly figure is clearly seen in the photograph. I left the guy my email, he said he will email it to me and I will post it on here for you guys!
During the week I also picked up new tights in Penneys, I love them and Disney Princess sellotape - very exciting haha! I took a random photo of the Spire aka. The Waste of Space, and I like how it turned out to be honest! Happy reading and make sure to check out my Youtube Channel, there is 8 videos up already - and a ton more to come! :)
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