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“Rathcroghan, the Irish Otherworld & the Home of Halloween” by Daniel Curley
October 23, 2020
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Jeannie Judge
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Throughout October, Trasna will focus on the Celtic festival of Samhain, better known to Americans as Halloween. The holiday originated in Ireland and celebrates that time of year when the veil between this world and the next grows thin, and life seems more mysterious. In the medieval village of Tulsk, in County Roscommon is…
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Celebrating Samhain, by Orla O’Connell from “The Way of the Seabhean”
October 16, 2020
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Chris O'Connor
Posted in Culture, History, Literature, Nature, Trasna, Ireland
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Throughout October, Trasna will focus on the Celtic festival of Samhain, known better to Americans as Halloween. The holiday originated in Ireland and celebrates that time of year when the veil between this world and the next grows thin, and life seems more mysterious. This week we feature a blog piece by writer Orla…
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