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 ...

In 2023, an unprecedented crowd of tens of thousands of mostly young people crammed inside and spilled out of the electric arena tent at the Irish music festival Electric Picnic to watch the Wolfe ...

Bealtaine has arrived, offering a chance to contemplate Ireland's ancient history. As the Gaelic May Day festival, Bealtaine signals the start of summer and, alongside Samhain, Imbolc, and Lughnasadh, ...

As Halloween approaches, people get ready to celebrate the spooky, the scary and the haunted. Ghosts, zombies, skeletons and witches are prominently displayed in yards, windows, stores and community ...

This time of year, I often run across articles proclaiming Halloween a modern form of the pagan Irish holiday of Samhain – pronounced SAW-en. But as a historian of Ireland and its medieval literature, ...

Group of young friends dressed in costumes dancing and playing together at a Halloween party. One of their parents is playing alongside them, also dressed in a costume. This article originally ...