Meet Amanda Sparrow Large Teague, an Irish woman who married the ghost of a 300-year-old Haitian pirate

Co. Louth woman Amanda Sparrow Large Teague took the internet by storm early in 2018 when her spiritual marriage to a 300-year-old Haitian pirate named Jack Teague sparked the imagination of everyone who came across her story.

The 45-year-old first met Jack in 2014 when she felt his presence in her bedroom and as their friendship strengthened, it turned romantic, with Amanda eventually telling her pirate partner that she needed some kind of commitment if their sexual relationship was going to continue.

Instead of ghosting her requests to get a ring on her finger, Jack agreed, and the pair took to the high seas to get hitched in international waters with the help of a medium.  

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But how exactly does a marriage with a ghost work? How can you communicate, how can you feel their presence, and how do you have sex? Amanda explains all in the video below, revealing that it is very similar to the way in which a nun can choose to commit to God, just without the vow of chastity.  

Meet the Woman Who Married a Ghost Pirate

"There is no more evidence to support god's existence than there is my ghost pirate husband's existence." Forget ghosting, meet the woman who has passed up mortal men to marry an actual 300 year old ghost.

Posted by VICE on Dé Céadaoin, 14 Feabhra 2018

Have you ever had an encounter with a ghost? Let us know about it in the comments section, below.  

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H/T: Vice