About this episode

The episode explores the life and alleged crimes of Darkey Kelly, a woman from Dublin who was accused of murder and the haunting associated with her story.

A pub on Fishamble Street in Dublin is named Darkey Kelly's. The name commemorates a dark time in Ireland's history when a woman had to do what she could to keep out of poverty, and this particular woman, Darkey Kelly, was accused of multiple murders and hanged and burned at the stake for her crimes. But did she really commit these crimes or was she framed after the local sheriff got her pregnant? And does her spirit still haunt this area as an apparition known as "The Green Lady?" Intro and Outro music: Bad Players - Licensed under a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable, single-site, worldwide, royalty-free license agreement with Muse Music c/o Groove Studios.

People in this episode

Host: Diane Student

Topics covered

• Irish history
• true crime
• ghost stories
• hauntings
• murder
• women in history

Keywords

• Darkey Kelly
• Dublin
• haunting
• murder
• Irish history
• ghost stories
• The Green Lady

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bad Players, Muse Music, Groove Studios

Places: Dublin

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