Ghost Watch at Irelandseye.com


Paul McAvoy,
Production Manager

Alison Osborne,
Accounts Dept.

Eleanor Connolly,
Print Shop

John Murphy: Publisher
Irelandseye.com

Interviews with members of staff who claim to have seen or heard the ghost, and an account by the Publisher responsible for setting up the Ghost Watch, are available for download here.

The audio files are in Mp3 format and you can download a player from here. The video files are in Mpeg format.

Interview with Production Manager

Paul McAvoy is the Production Manager at the printing company. He has had several 'ghostly' experiences in the building.

AUDIO CLIP #1He describes how a fire in the building led to an unusual discovery
AUDIO CLIP #2He tells about sensing a ghostly presence while alone in the building
AUDIO CLIP #3He tells of seeing a brush move of its own accord, in the Printing Department
AUDIO CLIP #4Paul tells of items which disappeared, only to reappear later. He has no explanation of these occurences

Interview with Print Room staff member

Eleanor Connolly works in the Print Shop. She is one of the few workers to have witnessed the ghost.

AUDIO CLIP #1Eleanor tells of experiencing 'unusual heat' in a normally cold area of the building
AUDIO CLIP #2She tells of doors which opened by themselves, and unexplained noises

Interview with Accounts Department staff member

Alison Osborne works in the Accounts Department. She is among the select number to report 'ghostly' happenings.

AUDIO CLIP #1She tells of hearing a terrible scream, but being unable to find the source
AUDIO CLIP #2Alison continues her account of a spooky day, with the empty moving lift
AUDIO CLIP #3She declares that she would never work alone in the building

Interview with Ghost Watch publisher

John Murphy, Publisher at Irelandseye.com does not believe in ghosts. He has been in the mill many times and admits it is pretty spooky.

AUDIO CLIP #1He explains the reasons for beginning the Ghost Watch web cam
AUDIO CLIP #2He explains what visitors to the internet site claim to have seen
AUDIO CLIP #3He describes how much interest has been shown in the building, and the popularity of the web-site
AUDIO CLIP #4He mentions an unusual discovery discovery relating to the mystery of the ghost
AUDIO CLIP #5He offers detail of an interesting recording, made before a tragic death

Listen to the 90 year old recording


Download these images for your use.

We present a series of photos including the fire bucket in which the cylinder was found, and a picture of the cylinder itself.
1 Bucket and bundle
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2Bundle
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3Recording Sleeve
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1. Bundle and Bucket

A bundle wrapped in rough linen cloth was found buried in sand in a fire bucket. It contained a 90 year old phonographic wax cylinder recording of Helena Blunden singing.

2. Bundle

The linen-wrapped bundle found after almost 90 years in a fire bucket. It contained a surprisingly well-preserved wax phonograph recording.

3. Recording Sleeve

The sleeve of the cylinder - in almost pristine condition after its 90 year storage in sand.

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