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<p>The Irish Examiner reports that a 22-bedroom, part-gothic, part-Palladian house on the Hook Peninsula in Wexford, Ireland, is up for sale for €2.5 million (about $2.9 million USD). The most haunted mansion in the nation is said to be this famous building, Loftus Hall. In fact, the Hall offers tours every day of the week as a tourist destination. </p>
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<p>It reopened to the public earlier this month after the pandemic, but the Hall's current owner doesn't anticipate keeping it operational for very long.</p>
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<p>Aidan Quigley purchased this 27,124 square foot mansion with 63 acres of land and a private beach in 2011. He paid €625,000 (25 percent of the asking price) acquired the house, repaired it, and made it available for ghost tours to the general public. The Irish Examiner claims that running the company and home costs €250,000 (about $294,000 USD) yearly.</p>
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<p>You may be wondering now what exactly is so terrifying about this house. The Hall has undergone several ownership and name changes during its lengthy history, but the Devil's visit appears to be the most well-known ghost story. According to legend, on a stormy, dark night in the middle of the eighteenth century, a mystery visitor came to the house looking for safety. The Tottehhams were the residents at the time (Lord Tottenham having married Anne Loftus and inherited the property from her father, pledging to restore the family's reputation). </p>
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<p>One of Tottenham's daughters, Anne, who was also a visitor, began to have feelings for him. When she leaned down to pick up a card she dropped one night when they were playing cards, she noticed he had hooves rather than feet. He erupted into a ball of flames and slammed through the roof the next thing she knew.</p>
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<p>After that, Anne lost her mind. Her relatives kept her sequestered in the tapestry room of the house. A few years after her passing, though, family members and housekeepers claimed to have seen her stumbling around the Hall. The family even hired a priest to exorcise the house, but despite the property being torn down and rebuilt in the 1870s, the house still continues to be haunted.</p>
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<p>Today, Loftus Hall offers live streaming events after hours in addition to in-person visits. The tour receives positive feedback from visitors on Google, and many people comment on the peculiar spirit of the house. I had a great time on the tour. There were many spooky and jolting moments. One guest wrote, "The tapestry room was scary. "Pretty eerie place..you can truly feel something around the place," another person remarked. The magnificent gardens at the Hall were also noted by visitors.</p>
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<p>Aidan Quigley informed Mansion Global that he would not be using a real estate agency for the sale and that he would be conducting his own interviews with prospective purchasers. Loftus Hall is a complex structure. It is a company, and we have made significant brand investments, but it also enables individuals to own a piece of history, according to the speaker. </p>
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<p>He mentions that the right buyer may turn the site into a hotel, but he makes no mention of wanting to find a buyer who would keep the company operating.</p>
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<p>All credit to original owners</p>
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