After being in touch with paranormal investigators, I have now discovered that I am not the only one to have experienced this. The crying was extremely loud and sounded like it was coming from all angles. One wrote: “During the night I began to hear the sound of a child/toddler crying in the room next to us, and the more I focused on the crying, the louder it got until it reached a point where my ears began to ring violently, and I started to feel dizzy. Guests have shared their spooky experiences in this hotel on Tripadvisor. The Commodore Hotel and promenade at Cobh. As well as our door not opening as if it was locked from the inside.” We all had our windows looking out to the cemetery,” one wrote.Īnother said: “Window overlooked cemetery, we saw a ghost at the wardrobe, a lady the height of the wardrobe wearing a beige dress with flowers and felt as if we were being watched all night. I am an engineer and do not believe in paranormal stuff, but this makes me question my beliefs for the first time. Two or three other rooms had independent paranormal experiences. The now-hotel is believed to be haunted by many, with some guests on Tripadvisor recording their experiences. The former North Infirmary Hospital was built in 1720. Many paranormal groups have visited the island, with Ghost Hunter International visiting and doing a show in 2010 and subsequent visits from GhostEire and Cork Paranormal Investigators. Mass, unmarked graves are scattered across the island as a result of foul conditions and overcrowding during the worst of the famine years. Conditions on Spike Island led to several suicide attempts within its grim cells. Convicts here were ill-treated in the 1850s, with a dedicated punishment block being built to unleash untold horror on inmates. This island prison has been home to murderers as well as being the site of murders.

It is believed many of the asylum’s patients still walk the corridors and can be heard in the hospital’s empty wards. Many with an interest in paranormal activity have monitored the area - some have witnessed ghosts and recorded voices. The fire at the former St Kevin's Hospital. St Kevin's Hospital closed in 2002 and was damaged by a major fire four years ago. It later became known as Our Lady’s Psychiatric Hospital in the 1950s, and the red-bricked St Kevin's Hospital was built in the late 1890s.

The site has been home to psychiatric facilities since the 1800s when the Eglinton Lunatic Asylum opened. Arguably the best known haunted spot in the city, Our Lady’s and St Kevin’s occupy an imposing site on the Lee Road, overlooking the Lee Fields.

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