Historical haunted house tour set to lift the spirits

The “most haunted house in Ireland” is taking terror to a new level by launching an interactive tour in time for Halloween.

Visitors to Loftus Hall on Hook Head can choose an evening-time over-21s-only version of the tour but the Halloween Quest Tour is open for all family members during the day with a caveat — you may enter of your own free will but only the Hall will decide if you’re allowed to leave.

The nine-bay mansion house on the Hook Peninsula in Co Wexford near Hook Lighthouse, boasts an elaborate tale of gruesome history and a life of strife and dereliction dating back to around 1350.