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Donegal walking : Halloween Origins & Celtic Ritual Sites

By Foyle Trails
Free cancellation available
Price is S$129 per adult

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  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
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Overview

  • Discover the ecology and ritual uses of Celtic trees and plants.
  • Discover why Bronze Age/Celtic Stone Circles were built and how they were used.
  • Discover why and how votive sacrifices were performed in pre Christian times.
  • Discover the weird ecology and survival techniques of some of Ireland`s plants.
  • Learn how Halloween and Ireland`s other Celtic festivals evolved from nature.

Activity location

    • Raphoe Cathedral
    • Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • The Diamond, Lifford, Co. Donegal, Ireland | The Old Courthouse is signed posted from Lifford`s Main Street.
    • Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland

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Donegal Hike: Halloween Origins & Celtic Ritual Sites
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:30
Price details
S$129.09 x 2 AdultsS$258.18
Total
Price is S$258.18
Until Mon, 4 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided by an experienced Environmental Scientist and Palaeo ecologist.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Discover the evolution of Halloween and Ireland`s other ancient Celtic Festivals.
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    Explore primeval wetlands and mysterious votive habitats and learn the history of these sacred Celtic sites.
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    Discover the tree and plantlore of our native woodlands and their links to Halloween and other Celtic Festivals.
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    Hear how and why Celtic Festivals have survived into the 21st century and discover the dark, yet amusing science and history behind their survival.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and refreshments (we stop at a cafe en route).

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcoholic drinks in the vehicle, Smoking in the vehicle
  • Not suitable for: People over 309 lbs (140 kg), Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Explore unique ritual landscapes with Foyle Trails on a tour that is guaranteed to bring you to seldom visited places that hold stories that you will never hear on Irelands more genteal and common place tours. This tour is ideal for visitors that seek a unique take on Irelands pre history and how the landscapes and habitats that you visit became the birth places for Halloween.

This quirky tour commences in the small border town of Lifford in County Donegal. We initially visit a nearby ritual site to learn why many of Ireland`s tree and plant species have a mysterious and dark history that stretches back to Pre Christian times.

Moving on we explore a Bronze Age Stone Circle, that is one of the largest Stone Circles in Ireland. This circle is well over 3,000 years old, a place where you will discover why its enigmatic stones and ceremonial trackway where constructed. <br />We then travel to a votive wetland habitat to learn why and how both Bronze Age and Celtic Era Shamen made human sacrifices to the spirits of the underworld. You will also discover the fascinating storey of Irelands many water Cults and how the bodies of the “sacrificed” are occasionally discovered and how their preserved bodies have survived into the modern era.

Location

Activity location

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    • Raphoe Cathedral
    • Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • The Diamond, Lifford, Co. Donegal, Ireland | The Old Courthouse is signed posted from Lifford`s Main Street.
    • Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland