Oíche Shamhna: An Ancient Mystery

RTE One +1

7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Monday 27 October

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Part two of two. A look at how Irish immigrants brought Samhain, or Halloween, to America in the 19th-century, resulting in the global phenomenon which is known today. Archaeologists and psychologists look for the meaning of Samhain at an eerie cave in Connacht, said to be a gateway to the Otherworld. Meanwhile, scientists attempt to date the manmade entrance to the cave