The contemporary holiday of Halloween, with its costumes, candy, and spooky charm, traces its spiritual and ritualistic roots back over two thousand years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-in). Celebrated in Ireland and Scotland, Samhain marked...
The unassuming entrance to Oweynagat cave, in the heart of the Irish countryside, offers little hint of its profound and ancient past. In the middle of a field in County Roscommon, where sheep graze freely on a large grassy...