Masks - Halloween at the National Museum of Ireland- Country Life

People believed that on this night the spirits of the dead would be on the move through the countryside. Hallowe’en masks were made to frighten the living daylights out of people and there are some of these scary masks on display in the Samhain section at the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life.

Clodagh Doyle, Keeper of the National Folklife Collection at the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life explains Halloween traditions and their origins:

Did you know that many of the Hallowe’en celebrations we enjoy today owe their origins to the ancient festival of Samhain celebrated by our Celtic ancestors? Learn more here-

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