Share Samhain (Halloween) with Celtic Ways during early November

Weekend, Midweek, & Vacation Packages available:

package dates:

2008
weekend Oct 31^st – Nov 2^nd
midweek Nov 3^rd – Nov 6^th

2009
weekend Oct 30^th – Nov 1^st &  Nov 6^th – 8^th
midweek Nov 2^nd – Nov 5^th

extended vacations created for your interests.

We arrange self drive and guided tours of Ireland
Group and family tour inquiries welcome.

about Samhain (Halloween) …..

The end and beginning of the Celtic Year. About 7 weeks before midwinter this was a time for gathering of the last harvests, stocktaking the year passed, closing deals, storing for the winter and preparing for planning the year ahead. This is both a festival of achievement and new hopes. If its been a difficult year its the time of change to a bette year.

This time is better known for its myths and, dare I say, ghoulish traditions. The fun filled pranks of trick or treats, jack o’lanterns, ghosts and cackling witches, all have far grom ghoulish origins. Ancient belief was that our time on earth is a brief moment of our spiritual beings, or that we are really spirits experiencing a bit of time as humans. It was believed that this is the time when the veil between our earthly world and the “otherworld” is at its thinnest. Because the veil is thin it was believed that this is a time we could re-join our ancestors for this celebration of abundance and community.   

We share and celebrate this time with you as in the spirit of releasing fears and discrimination. It is a time when we can embrace and celebrate our differences through fun and games along with feasting of good comfort foods that can nourish us through winter.

Package Contents and Prices:

Weekend Break (Friday evening until Sunday lunchtime)

• 2 nights accommodation & breakfast
• labyrinth welcome and celebration
• traditional Celtic banquet with bonfire
• hearth ceili with harp, bard & stories
• make your own brigid’s cross & learn other traditions 
• visits to local sacred wells, stone circles, passage cairns 
• traditional irish music and dance session

Price: €320 per person sharing (€60 single supplement)

Midweek Break (Monday evening until Thurs lunchtime)

• 3 nights accommodation & breakfast (2 nights by arrangement)
• labyrinth welcome and celebration
• traditional Celtic banquet
• hearth ceili with harp, bard & stories
• make your own brigid’s cross & learn other traditions 
• visits to local sacred wells, stone circles, passage cairns 
• traditional irish music and dance session

Price: €390 per person sharing (€60 single supplement)

Extended Vacation

We can arrange a complete custom created vacation
to extend your Celtic Celebration with us.
Self Drive tour extensions are available.
Group & Family tours arranged too.

Price: usually needs a budget of €100 to €200 per person per day
for transport or car rental, accommodation and meals.

Costs vary according to how many travel together,
distances you travel each day,
standard of accommodation and choices of meals.

For €100 per person per day it needs 4 people sharing a self drive car
staying in guest houses, dining at traditional pubs and cafes
and there will still be cash left over for Guinness, Irish Coffee, Jameson etc. 

If you choose 2 people in a luxury self drive car (romantic getaway?),
staying in castle and country hotels with superb fine dining,
then expect your budget to be €200 per person per day, or a bit more. 

Please book or inquire further:
by introducing yourself though our email utility below.