Leap Castle (pronounced “Lep”) was constructed sometime between the 13th and late 15th century by the O'Bannon clan. It was originally called Léim Uí Bhanáin, or Leap of the O'Bannons. It has become known as one of the most haunted castles in Ireland.

 

It is claimed that a great deal of bloodshed took place at the castle during its history, and following a fire in 1922 there were three cartloads of human bones recovered from the dungeons. The castle is reputedly haunted by a lady in red; some sort of elemental creature described as "the size of a sheep. Thin, gaunt and shadowy... with the smell of a decomposing corpse"; a light that eminates from the Bloody Chapel, feelings of evil at certain places and cold spots.