A young Westmeath servant girl, Ethel Gilligan, was rescued from the 1922 fire which left most of the castle in ruins (as described above) by a local man using a ladder to get to the window.
She died later from smoke inhalation.

Her ghost has reportedly been seen walking in Castle Gardens, and amidst the ruins of the castle before its demolition.
The locals refer to her as the "White Lady".
Antrim has its own paranormal research group called C.A.P.R.A. (County Antrim Paranormal Research Association).
Founded in 2007, they are a voluntary group set up to investigate alleged paranormal activity.
A young Westmeath servant girl, Ethel Gilligan, was rescued from the 1922 fire which left most of the castle in ruins (as described above) by a local man using a ladder to get to the window. She died later from smoke inhalation.
Her ghost has reportedly been seen walking in Castle Gardens, and amidst the ruins of the castle before its demolition. The locals refer to her as the "White Lady". Antrim has its own paranormal research group called C.A.P.R.A. (County Antrim Paranormal Research Association). Founded in 2007, they are a voluntary group set up to investigate alleged paranormal activity.
Antrim Castle