Haunted Hotels: The Shelbourne, Dublin (Season 2)

Irish charm and ghosts - what more could you need?

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Resources:

• Dublin Directory; Freeman's Journal, 28 July 1832, 17 Jan. 1863; W. M. Thackeray, The Irish sketch book (1869), 6; Burke, LGI (1912), 87; C. G. Duffy, My life in two hemispheres (2 vols, 1898), i, 307–8; R. J. O'Duffy, Historic graves in Glasnevin cemetery (1915); Elizabeth Bowen, The Shelbourne Hotel (1951); King's Inns admissions; Michael Neenan, ‘Martin Burke of the Shelbourne’, Tipperary Historical Journal (1994), 113–14
• Spooky Isles website - “SHELBOURNE HOTEL, DUBLIN: A GHOST GUIDE” - By Ann Massey McElroy - November 18th, 2018 - https://www.spookyisles.com/shelbourne-hotel-dublin/ 
• Irish Central website - “Ghost of young girl haunts Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel, claim guests and staff. Only the bravest of visitors opt to stay in one of the luxury rooms at the Shelbourne Hotel, which has a long association with poltergeist activity.” - by Nick Bramhill - October 31st, 2025 - https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/shelbourne-hotel-ghost
• Irish Hotel News website - “The Shelbourne – marking 100 years since the drafting of Ireland's first constitution: A step back in time to a private room at The Shelbourne, where Irish history changed forever” - author not listed - February 15th, 2022 - https://www.hotelnews.ie/articles/2022/theshelbourne/100-years-since-drafting-of-irish-constitution-the-shelbourne
• Dictionary of Irish Biography website – “Burke, Martin” – contributed by: Woods, C.J. - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3318/dib.001171.v1 - Originally published October 2009 as part of the Dictionary of Irish Biography, Last revised October 2009 - https://www.dib.ie/biography/burke-martin-a1171
• The Shelbourne Hotel website - https://theshelbourne.com/
• The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2024, December 2). Michael Collins. Encyclopedia Britannica - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Collins-Irish-statesman
• Geek Ireland website - Celebs You Didn't Know Stayed At The Shelbourne Hotel - by Seán Gilmore - August 8th, 2023 - https://geekireland.com/celebs-you-didnt-know-stayed-at-the-shelbourne-hotel/ 
• Daily Passport website - 19 of the Most Haunted Historic Hotels Around the World  - By Daily Passport Team - https://dailypassport.com/most-haunted-historic-hotels/ 
• Haunted Rooms website - Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, Ireland - date & author not listed - https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/product/shelbourne-hotel-dublin-ireland 
• New York Times - ‘Hans Holzer, Ghost Hunter, Dies at 89” - by William Grimes - April 29th, 2009 - https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/books/30holzer.html 
• Book: “Lively Ghosts of Ireland” by Hans Holzer, Wolfe Publishing - https://books.google.ca/books?id=Dc8AEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT55&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false 
• YouTube video - “Short Irish Ghost Stories For Halloween: The Shelbourne” - uploaded by Spirited Isle - True Irish Ghost Stories - uploaded October 25th, 2024 
• YouTbe Video - “Lily Collins on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2013-08-05 (HD)” - uploaded by Nady B - October 16th, 2013