Monthly Archives: October 2010

Happy Halloween !!

As you all know, it’s Halloween this week-end! It was primarily celebrated in the English-speaking countries, has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints’ Day, but is today largely a secular celebration.

Common Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, carving jack-o’-lanterns, ghost tours, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, telling ghost stories or other frightening tales, and watching horror films.
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Spooky: Haunted Hotels in Ireland

Halloween is definitely my favorite time of the year – especially here in Ireland! It’s the right time to spend cosy dark evenings sitting at open fires, drinking warm tea or whiskey and sharing spooky stories about haunted houses & castles on the island. Having done some research myself, I even realized that rooms in these haunted places can be booked on Hotelsireland.com and thought that I’d share the best stories with you Continue reading

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October Bank Holiday Ireland – Festivals you shouldn’t miss!

The October Bank Holiday in Ireland is on the last Monday of October and is also called the Halloween Holiday. This bank holiday is a time of cultural festivals on the Emerald Island and we’re listing the best of them below… Continue reading

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Round and Round we go: Take a Spin on the Dublin Wheel

Dublin City has a brand-new attraction which you really shouldn’t miss – the Dublin Wheel (& Point Village)! The big wheel is the jewel in the crown of Point Village at Dublin’s Docklands. Read more… Continue reading

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Dublin Oktoberfest Celebrations

Happy Friday & Happy Oktoberfest Weekend!!! Not sure what to do this weekend??? why not head to the Oktoberfest celebrations in Dublin this weekend to experience something new and have lots of fun!  Oktoberfest started yesterday the 30th of September … Continue reading

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