Below is a look at some of the most popular Irish myths and folklore that will help invoke the spirit of Samhain this season.
3 months ago

The Samhain night processions present spirits, mythical creatures, and ethereal beings in a captivating fusion of Celtic mythology and folklore.
3 months ago

The roots of Halloween can be found in an ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain. During the three days of Samhain, the Celts attended...
2 months ago

Waterford City and County Council and Fáilte Ireland are dead excited to announce the return of Samhain, a celebration of the folklore,...
4 months ago

Edwina Guckian cut her teeth on Irish folklore and mythology. Literally. "It's actually how I lost my first tooth", she tells me over the...
2 months ago

You are invited to tomorrow's meeting of the Montclair Society of Mythology and Storytelling in Dickson Hall 178 (Cohen Lounge), Tuesday, November 1, 5.30 – 8....
26 months ago

Samhain is often thought to translate as “Summer's end” but there's no clear consensus on whether or not that's actually the case.
122 months ago

As the most ghoulish celebration on the calendar, Halloween has long evolved to become the sugar-loaded spook-fest that we know today.
26 months ago

Long before we stuffed ourselves with candy and donned Halloween costumes, the Celtic people celebrated an ancient harvest festival called...
39 months ago

New four-part series 'Na Féilte Tine' will explore the four indigenous Irish festivals of Samhain, Imbolg, Bealtaine and Lúnasa.
2 months ago