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8. Grace Neill’s Bar

Donaghadee, County Down

Grace Neill’s in County Down is one of the oldest pubs in Ireland.

Built in 1611, the pub was originally known as “The King’s Arms,” but was renamed after Grace Neill, who ran the inn for many years until her death in 1918 at the age of 98. Neill was an Irish woman with a big personality, and liked to keep a watchful eye on things at the inn.

But Grace hasn’t let her death interfere with her work at the pub.

A ghost of an old woman in Victorian clothing has been spotted in dark corners of the inn, and her spirit can be seen at the front bar, straightening glasses and furniture and switching lights on and off.

A strange shuffling can often be heard coming from the second floor, and some have even felt an invisible “presence” pass through them while standing near the building’s staircase.

But patrons visiting Grace Neill’s have nothing to worry about – the former caretaker of the inn is as friendly as ghosts come!

Grace ran a welcoming establishment while she was alive, and continues to do so in her afterlife.

Originally published October 2009.

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