The Stingy Jack

In honour of the month of Samhain, this episode was all about...Samhain! and how Halloween in Ireland came to be. We went full on Celtic pagan by also drinking a la mas ubal  or 'Lambswool' a drink now known as 'wassailing.' This hearty drink was made by us separately but were virtually reunited by the power of the technology...it's good to be back! As always please drink responsibly and find the recipe over on our Instagram @irishspiritspodcast - this one took a little longer to prepare but the smell of mulled cider may actually attract the spirits than drive them away...

We reminisced about the good ole bin-bag days and how discussed how truly terrifying turnips are - but to 'help the Halloween party' our sources were: newgrange.com, museum.ie,
oakden.co.uk, ‘The Dark Secrets of the Bog Bodies’, (Eamonn P. (Ned) Kelly interviewed by Diana Bentley),Minerva: The International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, March/April 2015, Erin Mullally ‘Samhain Revival’  Archaeology Vol. 69, No. 6 (November/December 2016), Weisstein, Eric W. "Triskaidekaphobia on MathWorld".  Holiday Folklore, Phobias and Fun - Donald Dossey, John Roach, Friday the 13th Superstitions Rooted in Bible and More, National Geographic News, Hartston, Willam (2007). Encyclopedia of Useless Information, Nathaniel Lachenmeyer, 13: The Story of the World's Most Popular Superstition, Clar, Mimi (1957). "Friday the 13th". Western Folklore, Henry Sutherland Edwards, The Life of Rossini, Thomas W. Lawson (2005). Thomas W. Lawson, Friday, the Thirteenth (1907), Chrysopoulos, Philip (13 October 2015). "Why Superstitious Greeks Fear Tuesday the 13th",  Editorial, Reuters (13 June 2008). "Friday 13th not more unlucky, Dutch study shows", Ronald Hutton is the author of Blood and Mistletoe: The History of the Druids in Britain (Yale, 2009). This article was originally published in the April 2009 issue of History Today, Fergus Kelly, A Guide to Early Irish Law, https://www.digitalmedievalist.com/opinionated-celtic-faqs/samain, https://www.etymonline.com/word/halloween, https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/1485-origenes-profundamente-catolicos-y-no-prehispanicos-la-fiesta-de-dia-de-muertos-2

Oh! and  Happy Friday the 13th!