{"id":40537,"date":"2026-03-31T12:09:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/of-soul-and-samhain\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:09:37","slug":"of-soul-and-samhain","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/of-soul-and-samhain\/","title":{"rendered":"Of Soul and Samhain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Facilitated by multidisciplinary artist, Helen Keenan in partnership with Circle of Friends, Edenderry, &nbsp;\u2018Of Soul and Samhain\u2019 project places a spotlight on Irish heritage, with a focus on ritual and remembrance through the lens of the Celtic season of Samhain, while incorporating key elements of related local heritage sites of significance. The project will see the delivery of 8 weeks of arts workshops in Edenderry, including &nbsp;creative writing and visual arts workshops, with a focus on lantern and mask making.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The project culminates in an outdoor exhibition of works created throughout the project, located at both Edenderry Square and Croghan Hill. The exhibition will include illuminated lanterns, thematic masks and sharing\u2019s of creative writing, including projected poetry quotations and soundscapes. The exhibition will also include participatory activities as part of the interactive experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Using art as a gentle bridge, the project creates space for communal reflection on death, dying, grief, loss, memory, continuity, and hope \u2014 offering a shared cultural experience rooted in Irish tradition, celebrated and explored locally within the cultural and heritage context of County Offaly.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The project is being developed with the support of the Irish Hospice Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":40538,"template":"","class_list":["post-40537","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>Of Soul and Samhain - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Facilitated by multidisciplinary artist, Helen Keenan in partnership with Circle of Friends, Edenderry, &nbsp;\u2018Of Soul and Samhain\u2019 project places a spotlight on Irish heritage, with a focus on ritual and remembrance through the lens of the Celtic season of Samhain, while incorporating key elements of related local heritage sites of significance.\" \/>\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\/of-soul-and-samhain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Of Soul and Samhain - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Facilitated by multidisciplinary artist, Helen Keenan in partnership with Circle of Friends, Edenderry, &nbsp;\u2018Of Soul and Samhain\u2019 project places a spotlight on Irish heritage, with a focus on ritual and remembrance through the lens of the Celtic season of Samhain, while incorporating key elements of related local heritage sites of significance. 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