As the first of the Milesians to die in this invasion of Ireland, and being of high status, Donn's position soon became ...

Halloween or Samhain, one of the 'quarter days' of the Celtic Calendar is discussed by Jonny Dillon and Billy Mag Fhloinn on ...

Halloween candy is a relatively new staple of the holiday only first becoming popular and widely distributed in the 1920s and ...

Spookiness stalks the landcape of young people’s literature in the run-up to Halloween, while Irish myths inform several new ...

IT is edging closer to the scariest time of year – and we can’t wait. Halloween originated in Ireland, and in Irish folklore ...

Excitement is building in Waterford as Ireland’s oldest city prepares to celebrate the ancient traditions of Samhain this ...

What began as a Celtic tradition called Samhain now operates as a billion-dollar holiday ... While the exact origins are ...

The second big John Boyle Players Guild production is headed your way one week from today! It’s a re-telling of ancient Irish ...

It’s that time of year when the country works itself into a frenzy as people decide what to dress as for Halloween.

Oct. 18 YMCA of the Foothills, 1930 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada, is having a Trunk-or-Treat event that will include food, candy, face painting, costume parade, pumpkin decorating, trackless train and ...

A long-held myth linking black cats to witches, demons and evil spirits has endeared them for Halloween, but made them a ...

The sight of six whooper swans high overhead during a walk in Fermanagh’s Necarne estate, accompanied by their ancient call, ...