A Northern Ireland Halloween

LOVE these photos.  And in the birthplace of Halloween no less.

Christmas looks at photos like these and gets SO jealous.

Images by Greg Clarke.

Green Shadows

A scarecrow in Ireland.


Image by aerpower.

And here's a similar shot by the same photographer.

Dusty Parchment

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Turnips

A traditional Irish turnip Jack-o'-lantern from the early 20th century. Photographed at the Museum of Country Life, Ireland.


Every year I wax nostalgic about using turnips in my haunt. And every year I pick one up in the produce section and am reminded that they're basically a block of purple-white wood. I tried to carve turnips one year and I'm shocked that it ever caught on in Ireland in the first place.

Sorry, Turnip.

Hello, Pumpkin.

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I LOVE this witch. I want to squeeze its legs.

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