Ireland, Home of Halloween

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Model of a Hallowe’en ‘ghost turnip’ taken into the Collection in 1943 from Fintown in County Donegal. NMI Collections DF14176. Image © National Museum of Ireland

Fire performance at Púca Halloween Festival in Ireland's Ancient East. Image © Harris PR

The Hill of Tara in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, is deeply connected to the Celts. Image © Tourism Ireland

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