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Ashley kicks off our Halloween-themed triptych by exploring the Ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. For starters, she serves up what we know about Samhain's history and traditions and how some of those traditions have been adapted for the modern holiday of Halloween. Then she finishes off this spooky special by taking a closer look at a couple of the supernatural figures associated with Samhain: the pookah and the Dullahan. If you enjoy a slice of the macabre, this is the episode for you!This episode is sponsored by Db Journey https://bit.ly/37cP8YP (https://bit.ly/37cP8YP)and Art Legends in History podcast https://www.artlegends.org/ (https://www.artlegends.org/)To stay on top of all the latest from Pineapple Pizza Podcast, be sure to check out our website at http://www.pineapplepizzapodcast.com (www.pineapplepizzapodcast.com) where you will find links to merch, Patreon and a variety of ways to support the show, as well as detailed episode descriptions and regional specials. Help our show grow by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pineapple-pizza-podcast/id1543640038 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pineapple-pizza-podcast/id1543640038)Or on Podchaser at https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/pineapple-pizza-podcast-1568165 (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/pineapple-pizza-podcast-1568165)You can also send mail to: Pineapple Pizza PodcastPO Box 341Wyoming, MN 55092Remember, no matter how you slice it, you're awesome and we love you.Sources“Samhain.” The History Channel. https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain (https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain)Cady Lang. “What is Samhain? What to Know About the Ancient Pagan Festival That Came Before Halloween.” Time. https://time.com/5434659/halloween-pagan-origins-in-samhain/ (https://time.com/5434659/halloween-pagan-origins-in-samhain/)“Samhain – The Celtic roots of Halloween.” New Grange. https://www.newgrange.com/samhain.htm (https://www.newgrange.com/samhain.htm)“Samhain.” Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Samhain (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Samhain)“The Story of Jack O Lantern.” Irish Genealogy Toolkit. https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/jack-o-lantern.html (https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/jack-o-lantern.html)“Púca.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki)/Púca“Harvey (Play).” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_(play) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_(play))“The Púca (Pookah) in Irish Folklore.” Your Irish Culture. https://www.yourirish.com/folklore/irish-pookas (https://www.yourirish.com/folklore/irish-pookas)Leo Casey. “The Irish Legend of the Pooka.” Irish Central. https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irish-legend-pooka (https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irish-legend-pooka)“Dullahan.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dullahan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dullahan)“Headless Horseman.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_Horseman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_Horseman)Connor. “The Dullahan of Celtic Mythology.” The Irish Place. https://www.theirishplace.com/heritage/the-dullahan/ (https://www.theirishplace.com/heritage/the-dullahan/)Bridget Haggerty. “The Dullahan – Ireland's Headless Horseman.” Irish Culture and Customs. https://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/Dullahan.html (https://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/Dullahan.html)
“There are only two kinds of people in the world,” an Irish saying goes. “The Irish and those who wish they were.” If you look around on St. Patrick’s day, you might think that’s true, for on St. Patrick’s Day Americans, regardless of their ancestry, will wear green, sing Irish songs, guzzle Irish beer, and dine on corned beef and cabbage. But not in Ireland. There you’d be lucky to find more than a handful of packages of corned beef in any of the local supermarkets. That’s because, contrary to popular belief, corned beef and cabbage is not the national dish of Ireland. You won’t find it on menus there except in places where there is a lot of tourist traffic. Some food historians even go so far as to question whether the dish is actually Irish at all. At best, only half of it—the cabbage—is truly Irish. Cabbage has long been a component of the Irish diet, but traditionally it was served with Irish bacon, not corned beef. No wonder Bridget Haggerty, an Irish-born authority on Irish
Celtic Christmas culture with the Irish Fireside. Episode Guide – Podcast #98 More Christmas in Ireland and a Chat with Stone Carver Sam Bates In this audio podcast episode, we cover more Irish holiday traditions and chat with Sam Bates, an artist featured in our Holiday Gift Guide for his Celtic knotwork stone carvings. Show Notes 00:00 “Once in Royal David’s City” a Christmas hymn sung a capella by Liam and written by Ireland’s Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander in the late 1800s (background version performed by Leonard Bernstein, Mormon Tabernacle Choir & New York Philharmonic) 01:50 Bridget Haggerty’s www.irishcultureandcustoms.com article An Irish Christmas – Ding Dong Merrily On High featuring “The Wexford Carol,” “Curoo Curoo” (the Carol of the Birds) and “Once in Royal David’s City.” 02:10 Christmas Superstitions 03:50 Reader/Listener-Submitted Stories Light on the Darkest Day – The Winter Solstice at the Passage Tomb at Newgrange A Frosty Visit to Glendalough 04:25 Holiday Gift Guide 04:45 Holiday Giveaway 05:05 Stonecarver Sam Bates www.carvedstonebysambates.com
Celtic Christmas traditions from the 2009 Irish Christmas Special of the Irish Fireside Podcast. Episode Guide – Podcast #97 Christmas In Ireland In this audio podcast episode, we look at Christmas memories from Bridget Haggerty and talk with Imen McDonnell about her life as an American married to an Irish Farmer. Our Podcasts are availble on iTunes – here’s our link for Techies Show Notes 00:00 Intro: Shanghai Brown by Anne Roos www.celticharpmusic.com 00:06 Christmas memories from Bridget Haggerty of www.irishcultureandcustoms.com 02:17 Holiday Traditions 02:57 Holiday Giveaway returns 03:24 Vote in the Podcast Awards at www.podcastawards.com – Irish Fireside (travel), Irish and Celtic Music Podcast (podsafe music) – Vote daily until Nov 30, 2009. 03:43 Favorite Irish Holiday Stories Christmas in Ireland/Ashford Castle Hunting the Wren and Other Holiday Traditions Do the Irish Lay Claim to the 12 Days of Christmas? Preparing the Christmas Pudding An Advent Memory Christmas Superstitions Waiting for Saint Nicholas Irish Christmas – Then and Now Yes, Kelsey and Maddie, there is a Santa Claus An Irish Christmas – Ding Dong Merrily On High Seasons Greetings in Irish Christmas – Food for the Feast An Irish Christmas – The Day Before Memories of Christmas Eve Past Rowing to Christmas Mass President Mary Mcaleese’ Christmas Message Time at this Point in the Year Many Years Ago by John B. Keane Burying the Baby Jesus White Washed Walls An East Cork Christmas Mumming, a Yuletide Tradition St. Stephen’s Day to New Year’s Eve 04:11 Imen McDonnell interview www.marriedanirishfarmer.com 06:40 The differences for someone moving from North America to Ireland 08:00 Raising an Irish-American son 09:00 Food in Ireland – One Full Irish Please! 10:25 Black and White Irish Puddings 12:00 Holiday Traditions – Food 13:24 Holiday Traditions – Wren Boys – Imen’s YouTube Video 14:25 Other Holiday Traditions – St Stephen’s Day, Little Christmas 14:50 Holiday Traditions – More Food 15:57 Holiday Traditions – Trees and Decorations 17:15 The Peanut Butter Issue 18:30 Irish Reaction to Pumpkin Pie – ‘Tis Different 19:16 Delicious Soups 20:25 County Limerick 20:38 Foynes Flying Boat Museum 21:30 Ring of Kerry, Killarney, Limerick City, Knockpatrick Gardens 22:30 Dingle Peninsula, Wicklow – Sugarloaf Mountains, Powerscourt Gardens (the “Versailles of Ireland”), Sally Gap 23:40 The Burren, Tarbert-Killimer Ferry, Burren Perfumery 26:17 Closing Song – Mairi’s Wedding by Anne Roos www.celticharpmusic.com
We look at Christmas memories from Bridget Haggerty and talk with Imen McDonnell about her life as an American married to an Irish Farmer.