Samhain, Hallowe’en marks the end of Samhradh, or summer. It is the start of one of the four main Celtic seasons: Imbolc (Spring), Bealtaine, Lughnasa and Samhain. As it was the end of summer and the beginning of Winter, or the dark season, there are many associations with darkness and ‘the other world.’ This was a time to gather the crops, salt the meat, batten down the hatches and bury the hatchets! Imagine, the scene: large family +small cabin +bad blood= disaster. So, debts were cleared. Failure to do so meant the creditor could play a trick or two, followed by dressing up to scare the debtor, if necessary. Origins of trick or treat, perhaps? Fadó, fadó lanterns were made from cut-out tu
Le linn na seachtaine 18/19/20 Deireadh Fómhair, rinne ranganna Honor’s Irish 1916tours timpeall na cathrach le Gerry Lovett mar threoraí. W
Beidh ranganna Gaeilge, ó Honor’s Irish, ag dul ar 1916 Freedom Tour (http://www.1916tour.ie/) an tseachtain seo chugainn. Beidh na ranganna ó Choláiste Dhúlaigh ag dul Dé Máirt ar 10.00, ranganna ó Scoil Neasáin ag dul Dé Céadaoin ar 10 agus beidh dhá ghrúpa ó KLEAR ag dul Déardaoin ar 10 agus arís ar 12.00! Looking forward to this exciting trip!
