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

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 ...

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

"Just as being labelled “witch” in past centuries resulted in ostracism, abuse, and possible death, being labelled “slut” today still holds immense pejorative power, even in post-feminist societies." ...

No one knows that better than Hannah O’Neill, the woman behind Réaltaí Readings, who’s been bringing tarot, angels and energy ...

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.

Ulster University has launched a new video game experience that reimagines a real Irish witch trial. Developed by a multidisciplinary team led by Dr Andrew Sneddon, senior lecturer in international ...

The Islandmagee witch trials are believed to be Ireland's last and took place with a backdrop of the superstitions of ...

Once upon a time Halloween in Ireland was a white sheet for a ghost costume, or bin liner for a witch's cape. These days the ...

Black cats have fascinated the world for centuries, whether as witches' companions, protectors or symbols of both good and ...

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 ...