Irish Ghost Stories: Folklore, Fear & the Supernatural -- Maura McHugh, Hardcover

Celebrate the chill of classic Irish ghost tales in this beautiful Collector's Edition, drawing threads from folklore, legend and ancient origins.

Ghosts and spirits abound in this glorious gift edition of Irish tales, building on the history, mythology and the folklore of the Emerald Isle. Stories include The Child That Went with the Fairies, The Canterville Ghost, The Last of Squire Ennismore, and more. A range of celebrated Irish authors from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries offer mystical, atmospheric tales of lost souls and haunted landscapes.

Author: Maura McHugh
Publisher: Flame Tree Collections
Published: 01/20/2026
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 6.63h x 4.38w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781835627730

About the Author
Maura McHugh (Introduction) lives in Galway, Ireland and graduated with an MA in Irish 19th Century Supernatural Fiction. She writes across a variety of media, including prose, theatre, film/TV, video games, and comic books. Her 2019 short story collection The Boughs Withered (When I Told Them My Dreams), was nominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection, and its title story was reprinted in Shadow Voices: 300 Years of Irish Genre Fiction, edited by John Connolly. She also writes non-fiction and appears on podcasts and radio, where she interviews, reviews, and discusses pop culture.