Loftus Hall sits in a lonely corner of Ireland in County Wexford and has since 1170 when a Norman knight settled there to build his new castle. Then, in 1350, his own descendants converted the building Redmond Hall for over 300 years. Once the English took over in 1666, the edifice became known by its current name. Legends have long associated this incarnation with Satan. The owner’s daughter, Anne, was conveniently tricked by Lucifer and locked and banished in the upstairs Tapestry Room until her death in 1775. In that tale, a strange man sought refuge after being shipwrecked nearby. The man was quickly welcomed with open arms, but he quickly turned on his rescuers when the youngest daughter had a slight mishap during one of the family’s routine card games. When Anne knelt down to pick up her card, she noticed that the stranger had hooves where his feet should be. In fear, she screamed that he was the Devil, and he immediately disappeared in a burst of sudden flames. Now clearly traumatized, Anne actually went mad and the family chose to quarantine her in a room upstairs alone to live out her life. Her spirit continues to be reported there today, and it’s not hard to realize why. Such a harrowing experience would torment anyone in those circumstances, but did her family overreact?
Haunted Loftus Hall
