The True Paranormal

Kinnitty Castle is located in the village of Kinnity, which is itself within County Offaly, Ireland. This location has a great deal of contradictory information about it amongst sources, but the original castle seems to date back to the times of the Norman invasion of Ireland around the year of 1209. The original castle burned down, but a new one was built. Over the years, the castle has been remodelled to be in a Gothic style. It was a victim of the IRA during the early 1900s and suffered fire damage yet again. The location has since been restored and currently operates as a hotel. The most well discussed haunting of this property is 'The Black Abbott', also known as 'The Phantom Monk of Kinnitty'. The staff members of Kinnitty Castle refer to this monk as 'Hugh', and they've said he appears to look like a living person and predicts future events.  History     Evidence of the first civilisation in Ireland can be found in a wet and expansive trac...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the creator of, who some would say, is the most well-known fictional detective: Sherlock Holmes. Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories would see the detective deduce information about a case from the smallest details which others wouldn't care to notice or consider as relevant. This methodology, paired with Holmes' assistant Dr. John Watson to provide medical detailing, created a sense of rational logic and reason to not only the stories, but to Sir Arthur himself. Sir Arthur was born during 1859 within Edinburgh, Scotland, and would go on to become one of the most well paid authors of his time. Although the famous author had first dabbled in writing through his school days, he first became a professional doctor after attending the University of Edinburgh; a detail which further emphasises a reputation for the way of science and logic.  Due to having a lack of patients, Doyle found he had plenty of spare time for working on his writing and th...