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  Loughmoe Castle - Haunted History Loughmoe Castle (Irish: Caisláin Luach Magh, also spelt Loughmore Castle) is a ruined castle at Loughmore Village, near Templemore in County Tipperary, Ireland. The castle was the ancestral home of the Purcell family, the Barons of Loughmoe. The oldest part of the castle was built in the  thirteenth century , and consists of a four-storey tower-house. Additions were made by the Purcell family in the seventeenth century. The family lived in Loughmoe Castle until around 1760. The land in which it was built on was granted to Sir Hugh Purcell in 1204 as a dowry from Beatrix FitzWalter's father, Theobald FitzWalter. At the same time this was built, a mill was erected not far from the castle. The first Baron of Loughmoe was Sir Hugh Purcell, who was given the title by James Butler, first Earl of Ormonde and descendant of Theobald FitzWalter. The last Baron of Loughmoe, Nicholas Purcell of Loughmoe, died March 1722 and ended the Barony of Loughmoe....

  WAARDENBURG CASTLE, THE NETHERLANDS Waardenburg Castle nowadays is a remnant of a castle with a polygonal shape dating back to around  1283 . The castle was preceded by a wooden castle built in  1265 . It was then known as Hiern Castle, named after the hill is was built on. This wooden castle was founded by a Rudolf Cock. His ancestors owned the castle until 1401, which was then known as Weerdenbergh Castle. This name translates as "washland hill". During the Eighty Years War, in the 16th century, the castle was taken by surprise and pillaged. The castle was heavily damaged in the process; only its heavy walls and the shells of the towers survived. The castle remained a ruin until 1627 when a Johan Vijgh gained ownership and started partially rebuilding the castle. During this rebuilding the bailey and the southwing, in which the entrance gate was situated, were completely demolished. In the following centuries the castle was successively owned by the Aylva and Van Pall...

  The White Cavalry (Ieper, Belgium,; Flanders fields) The story about The White Cavalry is another one that takes us back to  World War 1 . In 1918 in Ieper (Brlgium), the British captain Hayward saw how the Germans threw granite and shot at an empty piece of land. After fighting their non-existent enemy, they suddenly turned and fled. After taking them hostage, the English had a few questions (obviously). The German colonel claimed to have seen a strange army dressed in white, riding on pure white horses. He said they trotted straight trough the bullets and granites, coming closer and closer to the German army. Then, the German battalion was overcome by a strange panic, so they fled from the mysterious riders. Some think it was a hallucination caused by the stress of war. If it was a hallucination, isn't it a bit weird that the ENTIRE German battelion saw exactly the same thing? Others believe that it was God who sent an army of his angels to help.The White Cavalry (Ieper, B...

  ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS IN THE CAVE PAINTINGS OF TASSILI N’AJJER Tassili n’Ajjer (Arabic: plateau of the rivers) seems like an endless stretch of unforgiving desert to the modern traveler. It’s a dry and visually harsh looking area, located in south-east Algeria at the borders of Libya, Niger and Mali. However, that initial analysis is somewhat deceiving. Covering more than 28,000 square miles of the Sahara desert and mainly composed of sandstone, Tassili n’Ajjer holds many secrets which have enamored both the scientific community and alien enthusiasts alike.  For hidden in the many caves and crevices in the crumbling rock, is a treasure trove of ancient cave paintings and rock art. Since it’s first discovery in 1910, and later exploration in the 1930’s, scientific teams have been searching the area in earnest. What they discovered on the cave walls, was both amazing and surprising; some say the pictures are factual evidence that earth has been visited by alien astronauts. Regard...

  THE STONE ON THE CHAIN (UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS) A special story is connected to the Utrecht stone (city in the Netherlands), which is riveted to the corner house of the Eligenhof and the Oudegracht number 364. The large stone was originally placed there to protect the house from damage when towing cargo or driving cars. It was already there in 1520. The stone on the chain But there was something wrong with the stone, which looked so ordinary during the day. Imagine... at twelve o'clock at night at New Moon, when you stuck a pin in one of her pale veins, blood flowed out. And that was not all! Not by a long shot... In the middle of the night all kinds of evil spirits, giants, witches and sorcerers came. They danced around the stone. They marched with it over the boulders of the Oudegracht. They bounced like a ball back and forth from the Vollersbrug over the Oudegracht to the Geertebrug. Back and forth! Hoepla! Fuss! It was a terrible noise and the citizens of Utrecht could not fall...

  EIGHT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT POLTERGEISTS The term poltergeist comes from the combining of  two German words: poltern (crash) and geist (spirit or ghost) . So in other words, a noisy or unruly ghost or spirit. Although less common than traditional hauntings, reports of poltergeist activity dates back to the first century. In modern times the phenomenon has generated several major films and television programmes. So with this in mind, here are the eight most important things you should know about poltergeists. 1. Parapsychologists can’t agree on what they are Some parapsychologists view poltergeists as a type of ghost or supernatural entity which are responsible for psychological and physical disturbance. Others believe that such activity originates from “unknown energy” associated with a living person or a location. Sceptics, on the other hand, prefer mundane explanations such as attention seeking, pranks and trickery. 2. Poltergeists tend to prefer women to men A per...

  TREACHERY, MURDER AND A PHANTOM ON THE BATTLEMENTS CORFE CASTLE Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula i n the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror , the castle dates to the  11th century  and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage. The first phase was one of the earliest castles in England to be built at least partly using stone when the majority were built with earth and timber. Corfe Castle underwent major structural changes in the 12th and 13th centuries. In 1572, Corfe Castle left the Crown's control when Elizabeth I sold it to Sir Christopher Hatton. Sir John Bankes bought the castle in 1635, and was the owner during the English Civil War. His wife, Lady Mary Bankes, led the defence of the castle when it was twice besieged by Parliamentarian forces. The first siege, in 1643, was unsuccessful, but by 1645 Corfe was one of the last remainin...