Would you stay the night in a place where people say that there are ghosts?
By WiseReptiles
@WiseReptiles (854)
United States
February 17, 2010 12:23am CST
My wife and I are going to go to Ireland one day and do the haunted castle tour that they have. You stay in 7 different supposed haunted castles, one each night. This sounds like it will be real interesting and I am adventurous and would like to see if they are really haunted or if it's all put on like the movies. Also it would be cool staying the night in a castle and visiting Ireland since that is my heritage. I am wondering with them advertising it as a haunted castle tour if your mind would play tricks on you making you think you have seen or heard nothing even though it was all in our mind. I hope we do not sound crazy for wanting to do this because it sounds interesting to us and I believe it will be lots of fun either way.
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@chocolatelle (277)
• Philippines
17 Feb 10
hello wisereptiles! it does sounds really interesting! an adventurous person like you (and you're wife ^_^) would never miss this experience! i'm also an adventurous person and i love watching movies that has to do with ghosts but stay in a castle filled with ghosts for one night? maybe i'm not as adventurous as i thought i would be :P have you watched paranormal activity? that gave me goosebumps! so i think i would not want to stay the night in a place with ghosts roaming around. well at least not for now hehe :) Have fun on your trip! and don't bring those ghosts back with you lol!
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@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
17 Feb 10
Yeah paranormal activity was a good movie. We love going to haunted houses(the fake ones) during the month of October and I think this would be really fun to do. Now I have never seen a real ghost and do not know how I would react if I were to see one but it would be the suspense of what you could see or not see.
@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
17 Feb 10
I believe it will be tons of fun whether or not we actually see s ghost. I think it will be cool being able to stay in a castle even if it is or is not really haunted. We did a cheap honeymoon and have been saving to do this and if everything goes as planned it will be within the next year or two. Our family thinks we are crazy wanting to stay in a haunted castle but the to want to see pictures. They said we can prove to them if the castles are really haunted in Ireland. Either way this will be worth the trip because we can say we went and toured castles as well as got a great vacation in Ireland as well. I can't wait to see where my ancestors came from.
@chocolatelle (277)
• Philippines
17 Feb 10
i've read on your other comment that you'll document your vacation and post the pictures here for us to see. i'll be waiting for that! ooh i hope a friendly ghost will welcome you there heehee ^_^ it'll be lots of fun!
@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
17 Feb 10
Thank you very much. I wish I could invite everyone here with us. Maybe if I hit the lottery I would invite a huge group to go and have a fun time.
@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
18 Feb 10
I would stay in a heartbeat...lol I am hoping to go to Ireland someday. My problem has been I don't know anyone that is willing to go with me...lol I'm sure there are really spirits in most of the castles as they are so old and so much went on in them. There is bound to be a lot of energy roaming about over the years. I am sensitive to spirit energy and see "ghosts" all the time.
Oh I am so envious..lol I wish you luck, keep your mind, ears and eyes open and you just may see something you can't explain. And yes it is very easy to convince yourself you are seeing something that isn't there especially when your expecting spooky things...hehe
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@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
18 Feb 10
We are hoping to see something while we are there. The noises will be intriguing but I would really like to capture something on film or see it as well so I can say that I have actually seen something and I can share our expierence with family and friends when we get back.
@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
21 Feb 10
Yeah we are taking our HD Video camera that has night vision as well as our DSLR camera. We want as many pictures as possible and believe me they will be taken because we want to document our trip as well because this is something we are gonna enjoy very much when we go.
@littleone3 (2063)
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17 Feb 10
Yes I would love to stay a night in somewhere that was suppose to be haunted, although I already do as we have had lots of strange happenings and I have actually seen a ghost in my own house.
Do you know what parts of Ireland the castles are in as me and my family are going to be spending six weeks in Ireland in the summer would love to be able to go and see some of the castles for myself.
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@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
17 Feb 10
I am going to include the link to the site we are going to use and I hope this helps you. I really do not know where the castles are located and I hope that this link helps you.
http://www.enchantingireland.com/Tours/Show-Ireland-Escorted-Tour.aspx?TourID=29
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
17 Feb 10
That sounds like so much fun. I would love to do that too but of course never alone. I would have to be with someone at all times. I would get spooked real easy but like scary movies I would love it just for the thrill of it. I saw a ghost in my basement when I was a teenager. I went screaming up the stairs and everyone was saying you look like you saw a ghost. I said I did. My dad ran down to the basement but of course it was gone by then. I hope you have alot of fun if and when you do it. If you do go please come back and let us know how it was. 1 person likes this
@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
17 Feb 10
I will be sure to let everyone know how it was when we do go. We will be taking a video camera as well as out other camera with us to document our vacation and you can be for sure if we got a picture of something out of he ordinary we would be posting it for all to see.
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
17 Feb 10
No. No. And No! I'm not much of a believer in spooks and that sort of thing but why tempt fate? I have enough problems. You always see movies about really stupid teenage girls (mostly) who stay the night on some dare and then get killed by morning. I don't need to go through that. I think even when I was a teenager I was smarter than that.
@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
18 Feb 10
I am not worried about being injured if we were to see a ghost. If that were the case then I believe that we would of seen that sort of thing on the news already or in the papers. Movies are different from real life on what happens so I do not believe everything I have seen in the movies.
@recycledgoth (9894)
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17 Feb 10
WOW that sounds like a great holiday hun, and I think you will have a wonderful time. I wouldn't have any problem staying in a reputedly haunted castle, I think I would love to. Ok, maybe I'm wierd and strange but I love old castles, I don't for one moment think you are crazy for wanting to either.
Go for it, if nothing else it will be a wonderful experience
@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
17 Feb 10
It will be an wonderful experience as well as a fun filled trip. I told my wife I wonder if the have Wifi hook up in them.
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@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
17 Feb 10
i would, think it would be so cool. we've been talking about going to WV to this old jail for a tour.
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@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
17 Feb 10
Are you talking about the West Virginia Penitentiary? Is so we have talked about touring that this year when we go to our family reunion in Pennsylvania. I think it would be cool to do and would make a fun get away after the reunion.
@Bluntress (85)
• United States
18 Feb 10
I am instrested in that. I would do it I am not afraid of spirits and I think it would be very instresting as well as exciting. Thanks for posting this I never knew that I could go somewhere and go on a haunted castle tour and stay overnight in 7 haunted castles. I really want to go now. Is there any like that here in the United States? By the way you will know if the place is haunted for sure, There is no way that they can fake spirits.
@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
18 Feb 10
I have not found any in the United States yet. I know there are some but I do not know if the do tours at all. I am going to post a link to a site where it has supposed haunted sites by state as well as country. This may be able to help you find something in your area.
http://theshadowlands.net/places/
@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
17 Feb 10
I'm not saying I believe in ghosts, I have never seen one so it is hard to believe. It's the thrill of it that has intrigued us and the history behind the castles. If we were to see a ghost or spirit then I would say I was a believer but not until then.
@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
17 Feb 10
We like to try new things and see how it is. I am not saying I would not be frightened just because I think I would be expecting to see something and every little noise would be something I was not expecting.
@onlyprincess (782)
• Philippines
17 Feb 10
No I wouldn't. I'm such a scaredy-cat and fears easily especially on the subject of ghosts. But I do like going to amusement parks with a "ghost theme" like a haunted house or a ghost train. I'm brave when it comes to those, coz I'm assured they're not real. But to stay in a place with real ghosts is too much for me. Maybe I'll go if I absolutely have to, or if I have lots of company.
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@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
17 Feb 10
I am looking at it as a learning experience as well as a vacation. Get to learn about the castles as well as the history behind them. I think it is going to be awesome no matter if we experience anything out of the ordinary or not.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
17 Feb 10
I am really brave, never dare to walk out of my room haha. Ghosts i will close my eyes and i will be the first to run away. I cannot stay a second there. I dare not to watch an horror movie even. And the night, i will lose my nap. If at all i sleep,
it will be a nightmare rather!!
@WiseReptiles (854)
• United States
17 Feb 10
So you would not even stay in a possibly haunted castle to learn the history that happened there? I think it will be fun to see all the sights and all the rooms that the castle has to offer. I am really looking forward to seeing the dungeons if they allow us to.
