Monday 17th October 2022: Time travelling twists, creepy crypts and pagan roots are afoot at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park this year for a special Halloween festival to mark the traditional Irish Samhain.
This Halloween midterm, Bunratty Castle & Folk Park will mark the festival of Samhain in its own unique way. Focusing on the old Irish traditions and a few modern twists associated with this time of year, visitors are invited to come and experience Samhain from October 29th to November 2nd.
Explaining the festivities, Bunratty Castle and Folk Park Events Manager Marie Brennan said, “Halloween is always an exciting time for us here at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, with lots of activities for all the family to enjoy, from the Creepy Crypt, and “Head Will Roll and Thriller” mini disco to the Halloween Spook Train ride, and our Fearsome Fairy Village where unpleasant creatures abide.
“In the weeks leading up to Halloween, primary schools from the local area have been busy creating lifestyle scarecrows which we will have on display in the park over midterm for our Scarecrow Competition. We will be asking visitors to rate their favourite scarecrow based on design, originality & of course “scary-ness”. The school with the winning scarecrow will receive a special prize.
We are also asking out visitors to get creative and dress in costume, to join the village characters who will be dressed in traditional Halloween attire.”
Throughout the duration of the event, visitors are warned to be on the lookout for the weird and wacky creepy characters who could just appear out of nowhere, among them the Frankenstein, The Minister of Death, an escaped convict and terrifying witches on the prowl.
Visitors to the park, will hear from the Bean an TĂ’s, who will explain the types of food that typically would have been eaten in Samhain of old, including homemade Apple Pies, Brambrack, a slice of which must be left outside before you go to bed so that any passing Faeries or Spirits may feast as well as bestow good luck upon your household.
Some of the fairies of Bunratty Folk Park have got into the Halloween spirit and have transformed their magical fairy village into a frighting forest for all to enjoy. Beware of creepy creatures lurking and hanging behind trees, gruesome gravestones and petrifying pumpkins at every turn, it is sure to keep the littlest of monsters entertained.
The Samhain activities at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park run from Saturday October 29th to Wednesday November 2nd .
Tickets are now on sale on www.bunrattycastle.ie/halloween.
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Uaimh scanraitheach agus fir bhrĂ©ige diamhra ag an bhfĂ©ile págánach OĂche Shamhna ag Caisleán & Daonpháirc Bhun Raite
DĂ© Luain, 17 Deireadh FĂłmhair 2022: Tá babhtaĂ den amthaisteal agus uaimheanna scanraitheacha a bhfuil frĂ©amhacha Págánacha acu faoi lán seoil i gCaisleán agus Daonpháirc Bhun Raite i mbliana le haghaidh fhĂ©ile speisialta OĂche Shamhna chun Samhain thraidisiĂşnta Éireannach a cheiliĂşradh.
I mbliana, le linn mheántĂ©arma OĂche Shamhna, táthar chun fĂ©ile na Samhna a cheiliĂşradh i gCaisleán & Daonpháirc Bhun Raite ar bhealach uathĂşil. Tá fáilte roimh dhaoine teacht chuig an gceiliĂşradh seo a bheidh dĂrithe ar na sean-thraidisiĂşin Ghaelacha le cĂşpla corr nua-aimseartha a bhaineann leis an am seo den bhliain, agus taitneamh a bhaint as fĂ©ile na Samhna idir an 29 Deireadh FĂłmhair agus an 2 Samhain.
Ag mĂniĂş di faoi cad a bheidh i gceist sa cheiliĂşradh, dĂşirt Bainisteoir ImeachtaĂ Chaisleán agus Daonpháirc Bhun Raite, Marie Brennan, “Is tráth iontach Ă© OĂche Shamhna dĂşinn chuile bhliain anseo ag Caisleán agus Daonpháirc Bhun Raite, le go leor gnĂomhaĂochtaĂ taitneamhach ar siĂşl don teaghlach ar fad, idir an Uaimh Scanraitheach, an t-Ăłg-dioscĂł “Head Will Roll and Thriller” agus turas traein taibhsĂ OĂche Shamhna, chomh maith le Sráidbhaile na SĂ ScanrĂşil, áit a bhfuil neacha gránna ina gcĂłnaĂ.
“Sna seachtainĂ beaga dĂreach roimh OĂche Shamhna, tá na bunscoileanna sa cheantar áitiĂşil gnĂłthach ag cruthĂş fir bhrĂ©ige diamhra a bheidh ar taispeáint againn ar fud na páirce i rith an lár-tĂ©arma don ChomĂłrtas Fear BrĂ©ige againne. Beimid ag iarraidh ar chuairteoirĂ an fear brĂ©ige is fearr leo a rátáil bunaithe ar an dearadh, an Ăşrnuacht agus, ar ndĂłigh, ar cĂ© chomh “scanraitheach” is atá sĂ©. Gheobhaidh an scoil sin ar leosan an fear brĂ©ige is fearr duais speisialta.
Táimid ag iarraidh ar chuairteoirĂ a bheith cruthaitheach agus feisteas a chaitheamh freisin, agus meascadh leis na carachtair sa sráidbhaile a bheidh glĂ©asta i bhfeisteas traidisiĂşnta OĂche Shamhna.”
Le linn na hĂłcáide ar fad, tugtar rabhadh do na cuairteoirĂ a bheith ag faire amach do na carachtair diamhra aisteacha a d’fhĂ©adfadh teacht i láthair go tobann, gan choinne, agus Frankenstein, Bas an Bháis agus prĂosĂşnach ar a theitheadh ina measc, chomh maith le cailleacha scanrĂşla ag smĂşrthacht thart.
Má thĂ©ann tĂş go dtĂ an pháirc, beidh tĂş ag caint leis na Mná TĂ, a mhĂneoidh duit na cineálacha bia a mbĂodh á ithe ag daoine OĂche Shamhna sa sean-aimsir, agus ina measc piĂłga Ăşll dĂ©anta sa bhaile, bairĂn breac, nach mĂłr slisĂn de a fhágáil taobh amuigh sula dtĂ©ann tĂş a luĂ ionas go mbeidh na SĂoga nĂł TaibhsĂ a thĂ©ann thart in ann fĂ©asta a bheith acu agus chun an t-ádh a bheannacht ar an teaghlach.
Tá cuid de na siĂłga i bPáirc Dhaonlathach Bhun Raite tar Ă©is gothaĂ na Samhna a chur orthu agus a sráidbhaile siĂłg dhraĂochta a iompĂş acu ina fhoraois scanrĂşil inar fĂ©idir le gach Ă©inne sult a bhaint aisti. Seachain na neacha uaibhreacha atá i bhfolach nĂł atá á gcrochadh taobh thiar de chrainn, na leaca uaighe dĂ©istĂneacha agus na neacha uaibhreacha crochta taobh thiar de na crainn, leaca uaighe uafásach agus na puimcĂnĂ scĂ©iniĂşla i dtráth agus in antráth, is cinnte gurb aoibhinn an tsiamsaĂocht a bheidh ann do na harrachtaĂ beaga agaibh Ăł thĂşs deiridh.
Beidh gnĂomhaĂochtaĂ na Samhna ag Caisleán agus Daonpháirc Bhun Raite ar siĂşl Ăłn Satharn 29 Deireadh FĂłmhair go dtĂ DĂ© CĂ©adaoin 2 Samhain.
Tá ticĂ©id ar dĂol anois ag www.bunrattycastle.ie/halloween.
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