Tales of Halloween in Ireland will be told around the hearth of the Great Hall at the Irish Cultural Center. Stories are adapted and told by Lynne Williams Mascarelli.

Stories of the banshee, the pooka, the changelings, and other dark spirits of the evening, and will include the telling of the exploits of the cultural heroes like Cuchallain, Finn McCool, and Brian Boru. This will unfold between sets by the musicians, the whiskey tasting, and other presentations throughout the day.

• 12:00 - Mary Munelly of Ireland’s Celtic Crystal
• Bushmills Irish Whiskey Tastings
in the Great Hall at 12:15, 2:15 and 4:15
Attend a tasting and discover the differences between the Bushmills Blended and Single Malt Irish Whiskies; Featuring Bushmills Original and Black Bushmills Irish whiskey. Bushmills 10 year old single malt, which is 2009’s Irish whiskey of the year, and Bushmills 16 year old, three wood finishes create an amazing single malt Irish whiskey.

In and around the Cottage

• Pat’s Tea Shoppe (tea and scones)
• 11:30am - The Book of Kells presented by Sean Lee.
• Celtic Harpist
• Heritage Brick Sales

In the Clós (Courtyard)

• Making an Irish Bodhran (Drum)
presented by Len Rheaume
• Demonstrations on making Brack
(a traditional Irish Halloween bread)
• History and Genealogy