The Dublin Ghostbus Tour has returned, having proven popular before the pandemic.
A rainy night in Dublin set the perfect mood for the spooky tour we were about to embark on, full of gruesome tales and titbits of local history we have never heard before. The Ghost Bus Tour was in fact as educational as it was full of horror.
The tours take off from O'Connell Street, just outside the Dublin Bus headquarters there. Upon entering the bus, you are met with a number of eerie display items such as dolls and other things to give you some chills.
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While boarding the bus, there is also a jump scare waiting for you before you eventually make your way to the top deck to begin the experience. Once everyone is seated, host and scary storyteller Edgar made his way upstairs to introduce himself.
Hosts like Edgar are what make this tour as enjoyable as it is. He was a natural storyteller, using the odd frightful prop and piece of equipment to tell ghastly true stories from the Dublin of yesterday, when some quite horrifying things took place.
While the storytelling along the bus journey is as enjoyable as it is educational, there are two stops along the way. The first sees guests make their way to an old hidden city graveyard and church ruins.
Edgar will tell tales of horrid hangings and other atrocities that went on here before bringing you inside the church ruins, where it is said previous visitors have felt an eerie presence. Inside, Edgar continues with his scary true stories and invites those feeling brave to experience what it's like to lay in a closed coffin.
The second stop on the tour was St. Audoen's where we saw the old city walls of Dublin. Edgar took us to a spot where you could see down to the bottom of the church where people with leprosy used to go to hear mass.
While here, he also told us tales of a Dublin that included a popular brothel, the head mistress of which is said to still haunt the site. The spooky tales here are interesting, but the Dublin history is just as fascinating, and much of it includes things many a proud Dub might not even know themselves.
The Dublin Ghostbus Tour shows just how dark Dublin's history can be, from sinister surgeons to other real life villains. The experience costs €35 per person and is available to book at Dodublin.ie.
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