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This event will incorporate storytelling from our early Irish literature, coupled with an introduction to Rathcroghan and why Roscommon can claim such deep associations with Halloween. The event will culminate with the launch of a new artistic installation inspired by Ireland\u2019s goddess of War \u2013 the <\/span><em><span>M\u00f3rrig\u00e1n<\/span><\/em><span> \u2013 whose \u2018abode\u2019 is located at one of the portals to the <\/span><em><span>S\u00eddhe<\/span><\/em><span>, the cave now known as Oweynagat, a focal monument of the Rathcroghan plateau.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Join us this <\/span><em><span>Samhain<\/span><\/em><span> time, to be regaled with the legends of our ancestors, to be (re)introduced to the internationally-significant Rathcroghan Archaeological Landscape, and to claim back the origins of Halloween for the people of Roscommon!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Full event listings will follow\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roscommonartscentre.ie\"><span>www.roscommonartscentre.ie<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":31343,"template":"","class_list":["post-31342","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Samhain at Cruach\u00e1n A\u00ed \u2013 Roscommon\u2019s Home for Halloween - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Samhain - O\u00edche Shamhna - Halloween.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/samhain-at-cruachan-ai-roscommons-home-for-halloween\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Samhain at Cruach\u00e1n A\u00ed \u2013 Roscommon\u2019s Home for Halloween - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Samhain &#8211; O\u00edche Shamhna &#8211; Halloween. 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