Halloween

Traditional

"Samhain", the eve of All Saints, is the Irish name for Hallowe'en. Festivities included a celebration at return of those who had been away on high pastures with their cattle ~ "booleying".

The 31st of October was also a night when the dead made their presence felt to the living. Tricks could also be played on neighbours, where the fairies were blamed for the removal of such items like doors and gated from their hinges.