With the cave of Oweynagat at Rathcroghan in County Roscommon being the home of Halloween, and reputed to be Ireland’s Gate to Hell, what better way to celebrate Halloween, the ancient festival of Samhain, than by a special guided visit down into the bowels of the earth. To facilitate this journey the team at the Rathcroghan Visitor Centre present the ‘Origins of Samhain’ which is a daily tour to Oweynagat (the Cave of the Cats), the birthplace of Samhain and the home of Halloween. This special seasonal tour will run until Friday, November 3rd departing Rathcroghan Visitor Centre, Tulsk at 3 p.m. daily. It is from this cave at Samhain that fearsome otherworldly beasts emerge to ravage the surrounding landscape and make it ready for Winter. For more on the Samahin story visit the Rathcroghan Visitor Website http://www.rathcroghan.ie, phone: (071)9639268 or email:[email protected]

Source: The Herald October 29, 2023 10:24 UTC