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Quiz: Test your knowledge of all things Halloween

Trick or treat?

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Oct 31st 2019, 7:01 PM

The Irish For: Rings, cloth and matchsticks - the secrets of the bairín breac

Oíche Shamhna (Halloween) is fast approaching, which means it’s nearly time for a slice of brack.

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Oct 27th 2019, 8:30 AM

Quiz: The true or false quiz of Halloween's weirdest facts and traditions

Trick or treat?

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Oct 31st 2015, 6:00 PM