Tag: Halloween
Ancient Hallowe’en customs in County Waterford
This Hallowe'en, in the tiny Irish-speaking area of County Waterford called An Rinn, a centuries-old tradition will be suspended for the first time ever...
Colcannon Recipe: Traditional Irish Fare at Its Very Best
As St. Patrick's Day approaches, people around the globe start thinking of cooking some traditional Irish fare as part of the celebrations. There are...
Samhain and the Legend of Jack O’Lantern
Samhain was a pagan festival dating from Celtic times in Ireland.
It is referenced in some of the country's very earliest literature and has many...
An Samhain: The Celtic Roots of Halloween
Samhain is a Gaelic festival, which marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the...
