This Halloween, as children dress as witches for trick-or-treating, a real witch in Wausau is celebrating the ancient Celtic festival that started it all.

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Charleville Castle, one of several haunted spots in County Offaly, has been ranked as one of the top 10 most haunted ...

IN PRE-CHRISTIAN Ireland, four festivals celebrated the changing seasons: Imbolc signalled the beginning of spring and is now ...

A legend told on a coastal ferry to a travelling writer; a maybe-real faerylike pub landlady. How are women's whisky stories ...

It’s been quite some time since Halloween fell on a Friday, so if you’re looking to let the trick-or-treaters DIY it, or for ...

Take a look at fun Halloween facts about its history, candy, costumes, and culture: from Celtic roots to modern traditions we ...

Scots-Irish immigrants, the first European settlers in large numbers to southwestern Pennsylvania, are typically associated with the region’s industrial takeoff. Their legacy includes Gilded Age ...

Ann "Goody" Glover was an Irish Catholic who moved to Boston - at the time, part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony - with her ...

I visited Salem, Massachusetts, recently with some of my kids. It seemed like an appropriate Halloween kind of trip, despite a lot of the obvious tourist trappings of the town of Salem itself. Like ...

A DARK chapter from Ireland’s history has been brought back to life through a video game that blends historical accuracy with interactive storytelling. 1711 Ireland: A Witch’s Fate, developed by ...

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