The very first Halloween celebrations trace back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which later morphed into All ...

An ancient Celtic Festival, the Catholic Church, the Irish Potato Famine, and community leaders turned Halloween into the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Halloween is a time for dressing up, eating candy and playing games, but did you know the holiday has its roots in ...

Halloween is an annual holiday, celebrated each year on October 31, that has roots in age-old European traditions. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light ...

Halloween falls on Oct. 31 every year, which is a Friday in 2025. The Celtic fall celebration Samhain laid the foundation for some of the Halloween traditions we recognize today. Ghost stories and ...

When autumn falls across the Island of Ireland, the air fills with something more than just crisp leaves and candlelit pumpkins; it is the spirit of Samhain, the ancient Celtic festival that gave ...

Ancient Irish burial mounds reveal both history and folklore, spirits guarding the dead, rituals tied to the solstice, and ...

With seven brand-new Halloween hubs or experiences launching across the island this month, Ireland has truly become the ...

This time-lapse video from Tourism Ireland unearths some of the historical wonders from the east coast of Ireland. The short film “Dawn to Dusk in Ireland’s Ancient East” gives viewers the chance to ...

“I was drunk from the feet up,” said Colm Oates, laughing. We were sitting in the corner of his Belfast pub, The Garrick, as he recalled his first taste of poitín. “I tried to stand, but my legs ...

Hundreds of gold and silver coins, along with jewelry and other artifacts, have been found in the Czech Republic at what ...