Irish Medieval History - Halloween series – scary but true. These spooky dudes are the original Jack-o'-lantern carved from turnips, not pumpkins. Carving of pumpkins is one of our most common Halloween
![The Jaw-Dropping History of the Jack-O'-Lantern: A Tale of Turnips, Samhain, and Severed Heads – Irish Myths The Jaw-Dropping History of the Jack-O'-Lantern: A Tale of Turnips, Samhain, and Severed Heads – Irish Myths](https://irishfantasy.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-myths.jpg?w=1568)
The Jaw-Dropping History of the Jack-O'-Lantern: A Tale of Turnips, Samhain, and Severed Heads – Irish Myths
![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://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/IMw-BXAmiZ0ouiKNhrBQe1Z4nL0=/1600x1200/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/2LEPDDFPV2VSWP2IJU2SW3VDKQ.jpg)