THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Carrickfergus Castle is famously associated with the ghost of a soldier nicknamed Buttoncap, who according to legend was murdered after becoming involved with the wife of another soldier. His apparition is said to wander the centuries-old fortress, making him one of Northern Ireland's better-known castle ghosts.
Carrickfergus Castle is reportedly haunted by a former soldier known as Buttoncap. According to the legend, he murdered another man in a jealous rage and was later executed. Before dying, he reportedly vowed to haunt the castle, and his apparition is most commonly associated with the old well.