Oweynagat, Ireland — Ireland has long been the land of fairies and fairy tales. It's also the home of Halloween. There is something spooky hidden among these hills.

For millennia, warrior Queen Medb was the most intoxicating thing to come out of Oweynagat cave. However, things have changed, thanks to a new beer brewed from its wild yeast.

The unassuming entrance to Oweynagat cave, in Rathcroghan, Ireland, belies its central role in ancient Irish history. It‘s known as a gateway to the demon-filled underworld and the birthplace of ...

Oweynagat, Ireland — Ireland has long been the land of fairies and fairy tales. It's also the home of Halloween. There is something spooky hidden among these hills. It's green and lush ...

While Oweynagat seemed to me, at first glance, to be randomly positioned in farmland, it is in fact part of Europe’s biggest and oldest unexcavated royal site.

Oweynagat Interior, Rathcroghan, Co Roscommon Ireland's Content Pool This prehistoric "entrance to the otherworld" tucked away in a hidden corner of a Roscommon field.

Opinion: Oweynagat is a cave linked to many colourful tales in Irish folklore, especially around Halloween This article is now available above as a Brainstorm podcast. You can subscribe to the ...

Their fate is sealed – as hot as Spain in July with no exit gate available. The cave of Uaimh na gCat (Oweynagat) is believed to be the original “home” of Halloween and Ireland’s gate to hell.

Preparations are under way across the country for Halloween, but where exactly did Samhain or Halloween originate? Some believe it all began in Co Roscommon.

Oweynagat cave is a place of both birth and death. An unimposing gash in the ancient misty hills of north-western Ireland, it is said to be the entrance to the underworld where fairies and demons ...

Oweynagat, Ireland — Ireland has long been the land of fairies and fairy tales. It's also the home of Halloween. There is something spooky hidden among these hills. It's green and lush ...

For millennia, warrior Queen Medb was the most intoxicating thing to come out of Oweynagat cave. However, things have changed, thanks to a new beer brewed from its wild yeast.