If you’ve explored Seattle’s Pike Place Market, you’ve probably seen signs for Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub, which is located in the Post Alley. You may have even enjoyed a pint and some Irish Pub Stew. But what many Washingtonians aren’t aware of is the fact that this place used to be a mortuary… and, yes, it’s haunted.
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub opened over three decades ago, but the building’s history goes back much further.
William E. Lewis Jr. / TripAdvisor In the early 1900s, this was the Butterworth & Sons Mortuary.
The entire building was used to store the dead for decades.
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub Facebook The pub entrance was an entrance for delivering bodies. Workers would put the bodies into an elevator and take them to the third floor to process them for burial.
These days, Kells is a lively eatery where you can enjoy a hearty Irish meal and live music…
Bonnie S / TripAdvisor
… but it’s also packed with paranormal activity.
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub Facebook Bartenders, guests, and even ghost hunters all claim to have seen and heard spooky things.
Mirrors have shattered, glasses have broken unexpectedly, and apparitions have been spotted.
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub Facebook Since there were numerous disease epidemics in Seattle during the time the mortuary was open, thousands and thousands of bodies came through.
There are two ghosts that make regular appearances at Kells.
Jamie S. / Foursquare The first is a little girl with long red hair who is usually spotted during the day, when kids are allowed inside the pub. In the evenings, you might see Charlie, a man wearing a derby hat who manifests in the Guinness mirror, then disappears.
Kells is open daily from 11:30 a.m. until 2 a.m.
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub Facebook And whether or not you experience anything eerie, you’ll love this charming spot.
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William E. Lewis Jr. / TripAdvisor
In the early 1900s, this was the Butterworth & Sons Mortuary.
Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub Facebook
The pub entrance was an entrance for delivering bodies. Workers would put the bodies into an elevator and take them to the third floor to process them for burial.
Bonnie S / TripAdvisor
Bartenders, guests, and even ghost hunters all claim to have seen and heard spooky things.
Since there were numerous disease epidemics in Seattle during the time the mortuary was open, thousands and thousands of bodies came through.
Jamie S. / Foursquare
The first is a little girl with long red hair who is usually spotted during the day, when kids are allowed inside the pub. In the evenings, you might see Charlie, a man wearing a derby hat who manifests in the Guinness mirror, then disappears.
And whether or not you experience anything eerie, you’ll love this charming spot.
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