On Halloween night, Charlene Dzielak will light candles and incense in front of an altar and invite her departed loved ones to join her in a "dumb supper," a feast eaten in silence out of reverence ...
A plaque has been unveiled in Northern Ireland to commemorate the last witch trial to take place on the island of Ireland, in 1711. At a trial in a Carrickfergus courthouse in County Antrim, eight ...
(MENAFN- GetNews) The forthcoming release of A Compendium of Irish Witchcraf offers a rare, authentic look into Ireland's complex relationship with witchcraft, folklore, and superstition, uncovering ...
IN PRE-CHRISTIAN Ireland, four festivals celebrated the changing seasons: Imbolc signalled the beginning of spring and is now celebrated as St Brigid’s Day, Bealtaine marked the start of summer and ...