The Irish Origins of Halloween Tour

EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Monday 26th October - Sunday 1st November

Join us as we leave daylight behind and explore the darker side of our mythologies and histories at EPIC!

Halloween is fast approaching and it’s time to delve back in the origins of Irish traditions and explore how Samhain became Halloween. 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.

Suitable for: Primarily an adult audience, although teenagers are welcome.

There will also be a special after-hours edition of the tour on Thursday, 29th October at 7.30pm as part of Dublin By Dusk, with tickets available for €15.


Date:
Monday 26th October - Sunday 1st November
Time:
2.00pm
Price:
€16 - €24
Address:
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Custom House Quay, North Dock, Dublin 1, Ireland

Google Map of EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Custom House Quay, North Dock, Dublin 1, Ireland

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