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Corney the Ghost

Friday, December 11, 2015

Vol XCIII, No. 311

Bethany Cales

Dublin, Ireland

Mid 19th Century

Ghost Haunts Family In New Home

Tale from Darkened Dublin

He appeared to haunt the A family who lived in a house near St. Stephen's Green in the mid 19th century. Before this family moved in, an elderly servant man named Cornelius, known as Corney died there, and has refused to leave. Shortly after the A family moved in they started hearing frequent bangs and thumps. Soon enough, what Mr. A believed to be a ghost began speaking, they pinned the voice to coming from the coal hole in the kitchen. He enjoyed playing pranks on the family, and servants. Mr. A tried to get out of the lease, but when they visited the house Corney would began haunting them and speaking, which scared them away.

History of Dublin, Mid 19th Century

  • High unemployment
  • Depended almost entirely on potatoes to feed families
  • Overcrowded conditions
  • A lot of land agricultural use
  • Small farms, which were rented by landlords to tenants
  • Families with no land would do small work as laborers

What kind of ghost was Corney?

Common Ghost Story Themes

Connection to a location Tresspassing, Violating Rules

Poltergeist- Ghost responsible for physical disturbances

He spoke in a "booming voice that sounded like it came from the inside a barrel"

Corney stayed living in the house where he served as a servant

  • He played pranks on whoever he haunted
  • Shouted out at the servants
  • Swinging open doors
  • Scaring away tenants by speaking to them or scaring them off
  • He was one of the few Irish ghosts who could talk and answer questions
  • Extremely Intelligent
  • Great and quick sense of humor
  • Could be violent
  • Throwing household items
  • Biting and scratching the residents

He stays in the house disrupting the family, destroying their belongings,being mean to the servants and tried getting rid of the tenants

"Ah ha, you devils! I am here before you! Believe me, I'm not confined to any one part of the this house!"

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