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The Jaw-Dropping History of the Jack-O'-Lantern: A Tale of Turnips, Samhain, and Severed Heads – IrishMyths
Oíche Shamhna A far cry from the grinning pumpkins of Halloween today, the original folklore version of Jack-o-Lanterns, named for Jack O'Lantern of the Irish myth, were actually quite terrifying. They were
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The story of Jack-o'-lantern: 'If you knew the sufferings of that forsaken craythur' – The Irish Times
![The story of Jack-o'-lantern: 'If you knew the sufferings of that forsaken craythur' – The Irish Times The story of Jack-o'-lantern: 'If you knew the sufferings of that forsaken craythur' – The Irish Times](https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/FQUL2PXUIEE6EWQUKLXVAKYIRQ.jpg)