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Ghosts, Ghouls and “Goodie Glover Day”: The Irish Origins of Halloween
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- Family friendly
Saturday, 28 October 2023 - Tuesday, 31 October 2023
About this event
Irish ghost stories and funerary traditions travelled with the Irish diaspora and often became entangled with local customs to form entirely new traditions over the centuries.
Learn more about The Dullahan (“dark man”) a malevolent harbinger of death who served as the inspiration for the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow, or how the local practice of burying corpses with a stake through the heart influenced the writings of Irish emigrant Bram Stoker, author of Dracula.
Uncover the tragic story of ‘Goody Annie Glover’ the unfortunate Irish woman who became the last person hanged for witchcraft in Boston in 1688 and how the influx of Irish immigrants helped shape the story of jack-o’-lanterns in America.
Entry to the EPIC Museum included.
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