Snow in Athlone

Halloween in Ireland

Halloween originated in Ireland. It comes from the ancient Celtic festival Samhain which is pronounced sow- in. This is old Irish and means end of summer. The 1stof November became known as- All Saints or All hallows day which was a day to honour for all the saints and martyrs.

Host family and student experiences

Our experience of being a host family to students In 2001 we became a host family. We had a lovely girl named Anna stay with us for 2 weeks. We loved the company and still do today 16 years later and of course the lovely gifts we received. We have grown

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