The Irish Post - When the Irish and Scottish emigrated to America, the Celtic tradition of carving turnips and various other root vegetables was brought with them. However they found that the
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halloween turnip jack-o-lantern. Traditionally in Ireland turnips or swedes were used to create the lanterns Stock Photo - Alamy
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Irish Medieval History - Halloween Series - The original Jack O' Lantern. Pumpkins are very easy to carve which is why they have taken over from turnips or more correctly sweds but
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