J. Robert Salts

3.5 stars

The Donnellys were an Irish immigrant family that came to Ontario in the mid-1800s. Four of the family members were murdered by local vigilantes in February 1880. This book was written in 1996 by the man who was living with his wife and son on the Donnelly homestead at the time. He relates various paranormal “events” he (and others) have encountered there, has anecdotes about tourists (they offer tours of the homestead), and does relay a shortened version of the Donnelly story. He also shares many photos of the Donnelly family and the homestead, both from when the Donnellys lived there and “current” to when the book was written.

I found this interesting. I have read a couple other books about the murders, so it was interesting to read about the possible paranormal happenings that continued over 100 years later. The anecdotes and photos were also interesting, I thought. There were even descriptions of the buildings, and how they were originally built. It was a short, quick read.… (más)