Talk:Malahide Castle

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A passing editor added this text. It is interesting but needs citation and other work, and if put back, needs to go in an appropriate section (not history!). And given the topic, it cannot say "is haunted by" but needs something qualified and encyclopedic:

Many people also believe that the castle is under the influence of spirits. This castle is haunted by Lord Galtrim, Sir Walter Hussey, the son of the Baron of Galtrim. Killed in battle on his wedding day during the 15th century, his apparition roams the castle at night, groaning in pain, while pointing at the spear wound in his side. There is also Lady Matilda "Maud" Plunkett. Her spirit appears to workers and guests as she did on the day of her marriage to the Lord Chief Justice. Maud would chase his spirit through the corridors. The third spirit is Puck, a jester who fell in love with Gerard FitzGerald's daughter, Lady Eleanor, who was detained at the castle by Henry VIII for inciting rebellions. One snowy night in December, Puck was found stabbed through the heart, still wearing his jester suit and cap. Before his death, he swore that he would haunt here until a master with a bride from the people ruled this castle. However, he promised not to harm any male Talbot who slept here. Numerous visitors have reported seeing the jester's face on some photos taken here. The White Lady is the fourth apparition here. The White Lady is a painting of a very beautiful, but unknown, lady which hangs on the castle's Great Wall. It is said that she would leave her painting at times and wander through the grounds at night. The fifth and final spirit is Miles Corbet. He was given this castle and the surrounding property by Oliver Cromwell. During the Restoration, Miles was made to pay for his crimes, and was hanged. It is reported that his apparition appears as a whole soldier in armour which then suddenly fall into pieces.[54]

SeoR (talk) 20:49, 10 March 2021 (UTC)


 * The identical text is in a Reddit posting. The Reddit posting is dated before the upload here, so we should assume that this is a copy-and-paste copyright violation. Verbcatcher (talk) 21:31, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The same text is in List of reportedly haunted locations, including the '[54]' at the end. We should mention the supposed haunting if we can find a reliable source. Unfortunately the source cited is offline and the archived copy does not mention Malahide and also does not look like a reliable source. Verbcatcher (talk) 21:44, 6 April 2021 (UTC)