{"id":875953,"date":"2024-05-06T11:41:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T10:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ttcbrendanblog.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=875953"},"modified":"2024-11-26T21:32:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:32:59","slug":"lets-have-an-irish-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/articles\/lets-have-an-irish-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"What in the Samhain?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"875953\" class=\"elementor elementor-875953\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9454d68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9454d68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ffcedd\" data-id=\"4ffcedd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09d6ff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b09d6ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It's Spooky Season! Let's have an Irish Halloween!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85b1486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"85b1486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c1f3b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02c1f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There&#8217;s a chill in the air and a shift in the wind &#8211; spooky season is officially here! But- did you know that Halloween\u2019s origins are in Ireland?<\/p><p>Originally known as Samhain (pronounced Sah-when) it marked the point in the year where the veil between two worlds &#8211; the living and the dead &#8211; would be at its thinnest. That\u2019s spooky season at its finest.<\/p><p>Celebrated with bonfires, dancing, chilling tales and treats, you can still find Irish Halloween (ahem \u2013 and Samhain) traditions alive and well in the Celtic Isles today. If you love autumn travel, or should we say spooky season travel?<\/p><p>We know the best things to do to get closer to Halloween\u2019s origins in Ireland and experience frighteningly good times with activities, haunted places to stay in Ireland and Irish Halloween time festivals to attend.<\/p><p>Plus \u2013 if you want to drift through the fog to our island yourself for a Halloween visit, Brendan Vacations takes the fright out of planning. Our Celtic Experts can help you build the best Ireland Halloween vacation of your spooky season dreams.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481486f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"481486f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-the-most-haunted-place-in-ireland-module-1-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-875962\" alt=\"The inside of a hall with a staircase leading up to the second floor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-the-most-haunted-place-in-ireland-module-1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-the-most-haunted-place-in-ireland-module-1-330x165.png 330w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-the-most-haunted-place-in-ireland-module-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-the-most-haunted-place-in-ireland-module-1-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-the-most-haunted-place-in-ireland-module-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9TourismIreland<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59195b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"59195b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-963d4fd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"963d4fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spooky Season: The most haunted place in Ireland <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465d783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"465d783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2409e66 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2409e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thought to be the most haunted place in Ireland, the Kilmainham Gaol was where Irish rebels for independence were held. In crowded conditions with swift sentences being met out, this place has seen a number of souls pass through its heavy padlocked doors \u2013 and it\u2019s thought that some never left. Now, you can tour it and learn the story of the Irish struggle for independence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1718f3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1718f3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/en-us\/destinations\/ireland\/dublin-s-doorstep-hidden-heartlands\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore The Doorsteps of Dublin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4fc46a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e4fc46a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59be4a5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59be4a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-irish-legends-banshees-module-2-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-875969\" alt=\"Owl in the fullmoon night\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-irish-legends-banshees-module-2-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-irish-legends-banshees-module-2-330x165.png 330w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-irish-legends-banshees-module-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-irish-legends-banshees-module-2-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-irish-legends-banshees-module-2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9TourismIreland<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964fc45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"964fc45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d95c875 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d95c875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spooky Season: Irish Legends - Banshees <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3072fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3072fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3594a5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3594a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re ever in the countryside of Ireland and Scotland at night and you hear a high-pitched keening scream &#8211; it might be the Banshee (Bean Si in Gaelic). According to legends, she&#8217;s said to be a type of fairy (not one of the nice ones) and to hear her scream is an ill omen&#8230; or perhaps it&#8217;s the conversation of an owl, maybe a fox? Rest assured, our tours, stays and trips remain Banshee-free, all year round.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f5af4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"84f5af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/en-us\/destinations\/ireland\/galway-the-west\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Spooky Season at Galway &amp; the West?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca321de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ca321de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8861f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec8861f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-a-haunted-castle-hotel-module-3-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-875970\" alt=\"A very tall building sitting on the side of a road\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-a-haunted-castle-hotel-module-3-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-a-haunted-castle-hotel-module-3-330x165.png 330w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-a-haunted-castle-hotel-module-3-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-a-haunted-castle-hotel-module-3-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-a-haunted-castle-hotel-module-3.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9TourismIreland<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3895423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3895423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c330ce0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c330ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spooky Season: A Haunted Castle Hotel  \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c0d5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"86c0d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b79d0ec elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b79d0ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ballygally Castle is a stately and hauntingly beautiful castle hotel with a reputation that is just a tiny bit ghostly and grand bit well, just grand. This isn\u2019t a spooky season scary story \u2013 it&#8217;s actually quite sweet. Beautiful and romantic on the water, this Northern Ireland hotel is thought, according to some folktales, to have a more permanent guest who is by all accounts friendly and happy. Perhaps they are so spirited because they get to welcome guests to such a lovely and lively place. While it&#8217;s all cheeky rumor and story, we love the idea of a place being so wonderful that you just can&#8217;t leave. So if you&#8217;re looking for an elegant, historic stay, look no further than the one on the Antrim coast, with a rumored friendly ghost.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29baf64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"29baf64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/en-us\/hotels\/ballygally-castle-hotel\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">A Haunted Ballygally for Halloween<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd9060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dcd9060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e7f20f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e7f20f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-irish-legends-jack-lantern-origins-module-4-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-875971\" alt=\"A group of carved pumpkins sitting in front of a building\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-irish-legends-jack-lantern-origins-module-4-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-irish-legends-jack-lantern-origins-module-4-330x165.png 330w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-irish-legends-jack-lantern-origins-module-4-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-irish-legends-jack-lantern-origins-module-4-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-irish-legends-jack-lantern-origins-module-4.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9TourismIreland<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d1fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b2d1fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45df2bf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45df2bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spooky Season: Irish Legends \u2013 Jack O\u2019Lantern Origins <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80dc004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"80dc004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5c546 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd5c546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Did you know that Irish Halloween Jack O&#8217; Lanterns were not our beloved pumpkins &#8230; they were TURNIPS!<\/p><p>The tradition originated from an Irish tale about Stingy Jack who refused to pick up the bill, not knowing he was drinking with the devil. He was cursed to walk in darkness with only a candle in a partially eaten turnip to guide his way. Some say he&#8217;s still out there&#8230; wandering&#8230;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715a012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"715a012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/en-us\/destinations\/ireland\/shannon-region\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit Shannon Region<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b404c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b404c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cce976 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9cce976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-the-best-irish-halloween-festivals-module-5-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-875973\" alt=\"People in costumes that are standing in the street\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-the-best-irish-halloween-festivals-module-5-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-the-best-irish-halloween-festivals-module-5-330x165.png 330w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-the-best-irish-halloween-festivals-module-5-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-the-best-irish-halloween-festivals-module-5-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-the-best-irish-halloween-festivals-module-5.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9TourismIreland<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d569a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2d569a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc5eeb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecc5eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spooky Season: The best Irish Halloween Festivals <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2dc97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0c2dc97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f79dce elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f79dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We love a good spooky story and Ireland&#8217;s most gothic writer Bram Stoker is treated to his own festival in Dublin at the end of every October to explore his writing and life. \ufe0fFeeling a little more like mischief and revelry? The Puca Festival in Trim and Meath are a celebration of art, performance, food and festival fires paying traditional tribute to Halloween\u2019s Irish history. What, you want something big? Alright you asked for it: Derry Halloween. This is where Samhain is thought to have its earliest origins and no one does it bigger than Derry~Londonderry. Festivities take over the walled city for the largest Halloween celebration in Europe. Scheduling a stop along the way for any of these festivals is a perfect addition to an autumn road trip vacation in Ireland.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a5fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a5fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/en-us\/destinations\/northern-ireland\/derry-londonderry-the-northeast\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Festivals at Derry~Londonderry<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-009c871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"009c871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c462be elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c462be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-haunted-ruins-in-ireland-module-6-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-875976\" alt=\"A stone castle with a walkway leading to it\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-haunted-ruins-in-ireland-module-6-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-haunted-ruins-in-ireland-module-6-330x165.png 330w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-haunted-ruins-in-ireland-module-6-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-haunted-ruins-in-ireland-module-6-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-haunted-ruins-in-ireland-module-6.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9TourismIreland<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b3671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b2b3671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264cc7d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"264cc7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spooky Season: Haunted Ruins in Ireland <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-068abac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"068abac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7ceb99 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7ceb99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jutting out over the water on a crag on the Antrim coast is the pile of ruins that is Dunluce Castle. It was once the seaside seat of Clan MacDonnell, looming large on the rocks. Over the centuries, wear and tear and weather took its toll and in the 18th century, a wall collapsed and slid off into the ocean, turning this historic haunt into something well, a little more haunting. It\u2019s far back from the road, but you can still see this castle on your way to the Giant\u2019s Causeway.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1981b60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1981b60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/en-us\/search?text=giant%27s+causeway&#038;brands=Brendan+Vacations&#038;useEmbeddedCards=true\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Historic Haunt at Giant\u2019s Causeway<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3193b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3193b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de6e6c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8de6e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-black-cats-module-7-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-875977\" alt=\"A black cat with yellow eyes sitting on a rock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-black-cats-module-7-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-black-cats-module-7-330x165.png 330w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-black-cats-module-7-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-black-cats-module-7-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/spooky-season-black-cats-module-7.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image by wirestock on Freepik<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77eadf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77eadf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-994fb74 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"994fb74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spooky Season: Irish Legends \u2013 Black Cats <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e0cf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67e0cf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37200ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37200ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If a black cat crosses your path \u2013 you should pssst psst psst and try to pet it of course. A part of Halloween\u2019s origin comes from its stories and there\u2019s few more iconic characters in Halloween history than The Black Cat. In Celtic superstitions, the Cait Sidhe or Cat Si was an enormous black cat that could steal your soul. While we prefer them to steal our hearts, there&#8217;s a tradition in leaving out a saucer of milk for this particular fae creature on Halloween. We think that\u2019s a puuurrrrrrfect note to end on or we\u2019d be up all night with spooky season stories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e585e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b1e585e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/en-us\/search?text=cork&#038;brands=Brendan+Vacations&#038;useEmbeddedCards=true\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cats in Cork<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ebaaa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57ebaaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Curiouser than a cat about Celtic travel? 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