ghost turnip pin

Around 1900, Irish people used to carve turnips at Halloween to create scary-faced lanterns. The Ghost Turnip is a plaster-cast of a carved turnip that was made in 1943. The term Jack o’ Lantern takes its name from the folktale about Jack, who was welcome neither in Heaven or Hell and was destined to wander the countryside forever, with just a lantern to light the way. This ghost turnip enamel pin will help keep you safe this Samhain, and maybe freak a few people out.

We have loads of Dublin-themed gifts if that's what you're after.

How does it come?
On a card backing. Pin is approx. 30 x 24 mm.