Your guide to the best Samhain- themed events this Halloween

Missing the active engagement he had with Halloween as a child, Caomhan Keane stalked his way through some Samhain- themed events

The Gravedigger tour takes in some of Dublin’s more horrifying historical sites.

For ancient folk, October 31st- and indeed December 25th, were dates imbued with significant agricultural importance. For me, growing up, they marked points of escape from the humdrum of the school year into festivities dripping in drink, treats and observed customs.

But as the spawn of baby boomers, we are the first generation of childers to be born unto those who have, by and large, cast out Christ in favor of consumerism.