Trick or Treat?: Halloween customs, traditions and costumes!

By Claire, Ferbane Library It is everyone’s favourite Autumn holiday – Halloween. To use a fitting metaphor, it is like the Frankenstein of holidays because it is made up of various world traditions, beliefs, customs, and legends. If you are anything like me, then most of you probably take part in the Halloween festivities without…

Happy Samhain!

Written by Melanie, Edenderry library The sad truth about growing up is that the pure love and excitement for holidays tend to fade with all the added responsibilities that comes with age. For me personally, the moment I aged into the double digits, I thought it no longer appropriate to waste time waiting for some…