celtic rituals - 1st November

what do you mean by celtic rituals?? do you mean christian?

What do you mean by Irish New Year?

He means Celtic New Year - Samhuinn. The Beltane Fire Society in Edinburgh is doing the usual stuff in Edinburgh down the Royal Mile on Wednesday. Don't know if they do anything in Dublin as AFAIK Irish New Year is getting locked in a pub at Temple Bar unable to buy drinks as the place is too full

Ah ha, sorry! There are bonfires held throughout the country on 31st October, Fireworks in Dublin. Children trick or treat. Play traditional halloween games....

Oíche Shamhana, night before Samhain, is the night. 31st Oct. (AKA Halloween, christianised now as all saints or something) But the bank holiday for it is today, so most adults celebrated this w/d. Tara is always a spot. Maybe Cliffs of Moher may attract some people down that neck of the woods.

its all pretty underground, samhain , not halloween! but i think tara and cliffs of moher are a great bet. a lot of it is impromptu, look at loch gur and any stone circles etc! just dont go asking anyone about it !lol

Actually, the new celtic ritual is that the 31. october is the final date for the tax declaration. It's a celtic tradition because good old Samhain/Hallowe'en was originally the (celtic) day when the last harvest was done, debts had to be paid and arguments had to be settled.
The night of 31. Oct. to 1. Nov. was the night when all the last year's ghosts came up and haunted you. Well, they still do, considering the inland revenue and tax deadline.
Might have something to do that letters or e-mails from the tax office haunt you at that day to remind you. The 'trick or treat' thingy is definitely connected to the tax collecting procedures in modern Ireland.

Cliffs of Moher on Hallowe'en?
Used to be, when you still could afford to jump down the cliffs as a last resort. Now you have to pay a fortune to get to the cliffs. They built the visitor centre and barriers to catch all the tax evaders before they jump, just to get at least some money out of them.

Trick or treat indeed.

#7, if you go in the evening, the place is free. I got in and by the time I left the cliffs, the attendants to pay parking to had gone homw. I still have the unpaid parking ticket in the car.

you don't have to pay. anyone using their heads, parks along the side of the road!! why pay! just walk straight in! :)