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Rathcroghan's Cave of the Cats the birth place of Halloween

Oct 31, 2019 16:55
By Shannonside News
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Rathcroghan's Cave of the Cats the birth place of Halloween

The ancient Royal site of Rathcroghan, famous for Queen Maeve and the Cattle Raid of the Cooley, is also the ancestral home of Samhain. Mike

The ancient Royal site of Rathcroghan, famous for Queen Maeve and the Cattle Raid of the Cooley, is also the ancestral home of Samhain.

Mike McCarty a tour guide at Rathcroghan visit centre in Tulsk spoke about the history of Connacht’s royal site and its connection with Halloween and Oweynagat the cave of the cats.

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