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# samhain

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Quiz: How well do you know these Halloween traditions?
Test your knowledge.
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Oct 31st 2020, 10:00 PM
Ireland to take 'ownership' of Halloween for new festival
The festival has funding for three years and is inspired by Irish mythology.
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Jul 30th 2019, 5:47 PM
'An iconic, bucket list experience': Major international Halloween festival set for Meath this year
Fáilte Ireland wants to attract a further 100,000 visitors to the country through the festival as part of the Ancient East initiative.
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Jan 12th 2019, 8:30 PM
Irish Halloween traditions: 'A salt herring, eaten before bed, would ensure that one’s future spouse would appear in a dream'
Archivist Jonny Dillon talks us through some of Ireland’s most interesting Halloween traditions from through the years.
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Oct 31st 2018, 7:00 PM
So, the new Sabrina on Netflix absolutely butchers the pronunciation of the word 'Samhain'
Eh, come again?
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Oct 30th 2018, 6:17 PM
The Irish For... Some spooky Irish words to get you in the mood for Samhain
Darach Ó Séaghdha talks us through the meaning of some spooky words like Cendail, a collective noun for the heads of one’s decapitated enemies.
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Oct 28th 2018, 8:45 AM
Poll: Do you plan on dressing up for Halloween?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
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Oct 21st 2017, 1:00 PM
Liam Gallagher gig at Kildare airport gets go-ahead over objections of residents
Liam Gallagher is set to headline the Samhain festival at Kildare’s Weston Airport at the end of the month.
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Oct 18th 2017, 8:29 PM
'Samhain was an obvious time to commemorate the dead'
A historian talks us through some Halloween traditions, from preparing the house for spirits to trick or treating.
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Oct 30th 2016, 10:00 PM
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
Column: Embrace your inner zombie – eat some pumpkin brains
Once you’ve scooped out Jack’s brains and carved a face on him don’t throw out what’s left over – it’s immensely edible and nutritious.
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Oct 26th 2014, 7:30 PM
Column: A proper Halloween Festival in Ireland could have astounding economic benefits
Ireland is missing out on a key cultural and tourism opportunity by not fostering and encouraging a much larger and more evolved international cultural festival centred around Irish history and mythology, writes TD Catherine Murphy.
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Oct 31st 2013, 12:00 PM
Take a tour of Ireland's most haunted spots...
Wondering how to frighten the living daylights out of yourself for the rest of the weekend? Check out these scary tours and spooky spots.
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Oct 30th 2011, 3:00 PM