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Oíche Shamhna - Halloween Special

Oíche Shamhna - Halloween Special

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It's all Hallow's Eve - Oíche Shamhna, The Festival of Samhain - The night when the Ancient Celts believed that the old spirits came back to walk the face of the Earth once a year! Tonight explore the witchy song 'Burning Times', and discuss the burning of witches in the Middle Ages!

What did they do about it? Who is Darby O' Gill? Why is Kristian cursing in the Church!? What did Sean Connery sound like with an Irish accent? And wtf is going on with Mr. Jack O' Lantern!?

Tune into our 'Toora Halloween Loora' Special for Banshees, Ghosts, Norwegian Leprechauns, lilting, and above all a bit of craic!

Try not to be too scared by the two lilters from Clare, Ireland and Horten, County Norway ;)

Happy Halloween Everybody!

Some Honourable Mentions:

Darby O' Gill and The Little People (Trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X86llfo2Aoo

Burning Times (Christy Moore Version) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASORLE6dPYU

All Soul's Night (Loreena McKevitt) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RooTTuLCfNM


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