{"id":2992,"date":"2016-07-19T02:53:12","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T02:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=2992"},"modified":"2016-07-19T02:58:08","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T02:58:08","slug":"red-roses-owed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/red-roses-owed\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Roses Owed"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Hilda<\/a>
Hilda Blennerhasset is said to walk the floors of Ballyseedy Castle in Ballycarty in Kerry carrying a single red rose. Why the rose? It was part of the rent due to the crown, to be paid on St John the Baptists Day every year…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She walks its halls within its walls
\nRed rose in ghostly hands
\nThe rent to be paid when grant was made
\nOf these Fitzgerald lands.<\/p>\n

Six pounds too a year was due
\nBut in the afterlife it seems
\nMoney is dead, but instead
\nEverything a promise means.<\/p>\n

She walks its floors through walls and doors
\nA single rose around does bring
\nWord honoured to the crown as she looks down
\nFrom a window on a land that knows neither queen or king!<\/p>\n

Do YOU want to stay at Ballyseedy Castle? She hasnt been seen in years, but you might meet the ghost… www.ballyseedecastle.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

She walks its halls within its walls Red rose in ghostly hands The rent to be paid when grant was made Of these Fitzgerald lands. Six pounds too a year was due But in the afterlife it seems Money is dead, but instead Everything a promise means. She walks its …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[3081,1115,3085,3082,451,3083,3084],"class_list":["post-2992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ballyseedy","tag-ghost","tag-haunted-castle","tag-hilda-blennerhasset","tag-irish-ghost-story","tag-paranormal","tag-tralee","column","twocol"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-Mg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4542,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/jack-and-jill-a-horror-story\/","url_meta":{"origin":2992,"position":0},"title":"Jack and Jill – A Horror Story","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"9th September 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Jack and Jill went out to kill Vampires they saught to slaughter... 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