As part of Samhain celebrations this weekend, we are holding a guided tour of Uisneach on Sunday 2nd November at 2pm. Tours last approx 2 hours, and will take in such features as The Ancient Palace, Lough Lugh, St.Patricks Bed and The Catstone. Tours depart from the main entrance at 2pm sharp. Please note that dogs on or off a leash are not permitted on the hill. Halloween was originally the Celtic feast of Samhain - a pre-Christian festival that began at sunset on 31 October and ran until sunset on 1 November, For the druids and, later, the priests of ancient Ireland it was an important ritual as the world turned dark and winter took sway. It was meant to be the night when the veil between this world and the other world was at its thinnest and the dead were very near. It became what modern Christians call All Souls Day - a ceremony to remember all those who died. It also marked the end of the harvest - a celebration of summers bounty before digging in for the long winter ahead. The celebration of the harvest is enshrined in the modern day Halloween in Ireland.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:22:27 +0000
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