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Bloody Chapel

Leap Castle: Ireland’s Most Haunted Tower and the Stories It Refuses to Settle

November 11, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
The grey stone tower of Leap Castle in County Offaly, Ireland, seen through trees and ruined walls, with ivy on its crenellated battlements

About 6 min readA stone tower above the road between Roscrea and Kinnitty, Leap Castle carries a documented history of clan violence, a chapel named for a killing, and ghost stories that began in print more than a century ago.

Categories Hauntings & Paranormal Tags Bloody Chapel, haunted castles, Ireland, Leap Castle, O'Carroll, Unsolved Leave a comment

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