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Joe Graham
Aug 27, 08 - 11:11 PM |
Belfast's Oldest Ghost Story
In the year 1649 a massive battle took place between Round Heads (Cromwell’s Army) led by General Venables and Royalist’s at the “North Wall” (where Academy Street would be today) many were killed and for many years after it right into the 1800’s people spoke of passing through the area at night and hearing the screams of wounded and dying men, musket bangs , sounds of galloping horses, sabres clashing 1649 Massive battle takes place between Round Heads (Cromwell’s Army) led by General Venables and Royalist’s at the “North Wall” (where Academy Street would be today) many were killed and for many years after it right into the 1800’s people spoke of passing through the area at night and hearing the screams of wounded and dying men, musket bangs , sounds of galloping horses, sabres clashing,,, as if the whole battle was being fought again, yet no one ever actually seen a ghost. This “time slip” ghostly phenomena is not so rare. This no doubt is the oldest ghost story linked to Belfast. In this political upheaval, George Martin, great, great grandfather of Henry Joy McCracken (from his mothers side) had his property seized by Parliamentary Forces and he was forced to flee to Scotland. One of his eight sons, another George Martin, was Grandfather to Henry Joy, this George, being a Presbyterian, while Sovereign(Mayor) of Belfast refused to join an Anglican church service. His refusal brought an outraged response form the establishment who declared that never again would a Presbyterian be allowed to be Sovereign of Belfast. |
gerry mc kay
Oct 20th, 2008 - 1:36 AM |
Re: Belfast's Oldest Ghost Story
Great story Joe, my main interest for the past 5 years has been the Paranormal and I watch TV programmes like Most Haunted, Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, Haunted Homes, Living With The Dead, A Haunting etc all these programmes have been to Ireland several times, I don't know if you have contacted any of them but hey you never know they might do a show on some of your stories. My own home is haunted as the estate I live on was built on top of an old church and graveyard, I am what is called a sensitive and can feel their presence and have made contact with them and have taken loads of photos of orbs, monk like shapes, apparitions and strange mists both inside and out of the house and also hear lots of noises it's fascinating, I know I'm weird but it's too fascinating to be scared, keep on researching the ghost stories as I for one am fascinated, God Bless, Gerry.  
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