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October

Explore October through Samhain, harvest traditions, writers, conflict, migration, and lives remembered in the archive.

Stories and traditions

Highlights for October

October 31

Samhain and Celtic Traditions

Explore the seasonal traditions associated with Samhain and their later cultural legacy.

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October in Ireland

Discover Irish people, political events, folklore, literature, and traditions.

Stories and customs

Celtic Folklore

Search for folklore, beliefs, traditional customs, collectors, and storytellers.

Around the Celtic world

October by country

Ireland

October 1, 1930Richard Harris, BornOctober 1, 1930Actor Richard Harris Is Born in LimerickOctober 1, 1911Statue of Charles Stewart Parnell Is Unveiled in Dublin

Scotland

October 1, 1763Contract to Construct the North Bridge, Edinburgh, Signed.October 1, 1568The Bannatyne Manuscript, Published by George Bannatyne, an Edinburgh Merchant.October 1, 1263Invasion of Scotland by Hakon King of Norway Attacked on Beaches by Gathering Scottish Forces Beginning the Battle of the Largs.

England

October 3, 1283Prince Dafydd III Last Native Prince of Wales Executed by the EnglishOctober 4, 1754William Bligh, Cornish Man, Mutiny on the Bounty Fame Was Born.October 14, 1633Birth at St James Palace, London of King James VII, Second Son of King Charles I and Brother of King Charles II.