True Irish Ghost Stories (Dodo Press) [Paperback]

St. John D. Seymour (Editor), Harry L. Neligan (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 27, 2009

"This book had its origin on this wise. In my Irish Witchcraft and Demonology, published in October 1913, I inserted a couple of famous 17th century ghost stories which described how lawsuits were set on foot at the instigation of most importunate spirits. It then occurred to me that as far as I knew there was no such thing in existence as a book of Irish ghost stories. Books on Irish fairy and folk-lore there were in abundance-some of which could easily be spared-but there was no book of ghosts. And so I determined to supply this sad omission. "

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Dodo Press (February 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1409967948
• ISBN-13: 978-1409967941
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,401,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed with the lack of authentification., March 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: True Irish Ghost Stories (Hardcover)

The authors go out of their way to avoid implicating any individuals or locations in these tales. They give the people who have had ghostly sightings generic names (ie. Mr A, Mrs B, their daughter C), and only mention locations in very general terms ( ie. a house in County Kilkenny). A ghost story loses its "kick" when you can't connect it to a time and specific place or at least provide some background. The authors fly from old stereotypical story to old story about "doors slamming" and "bumps in the night" rarely devoting more than a page to each tale. For all anyone knows these guys are making all this up. Furthermore given the title of this book, I expected it to have an Irish theme. With the exception of the chapter on banshees, most of the stories are so generic they could apply to any western country or culture. All in all, a very dull read.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truely frightening book, March 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: True Irish Ghost Stories (Hardcover)

I found this book to be a wonderful find. Instead of the typical horror shlock, this is a compilation from supposed real life experiences. A Church of England priest helped compile these stories from Victorian-era Ireland. If you are a fan of Victorian Ghost Stories buy the book, turn off the lights and read it by candle-light on a sotrmy night.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars dPhilc's Review, January 8, 2002

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This review is from: True Irish Ghost Stories (Hardcover)

This book is the offspring of an article in a newspaper, where the authors asked contributors to send their Irish ghost stories. It covers those tranditional stories of banshees and like. It appears long-winded by nonetheless an interesting read.