Episode Eleven: Samhain - Like a centaur except it’s a cow

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Spooktober culminates in our extended Samhain episode! Niamh takes us through the ancient Irish festival (and a creature feature), while Emily looks back on the history of Halloween in the US.

CW: Mentions of rape in a mythological context.

Sources:

• The Ritual Killing of the Irish Kings G. P. Dalton
• https://www.knowth.com/tara.htm
• https://pucafestival.com/origins/
• The Púca: A Multi-Functional Irish Supernatural Entity by Deasún Breatnach
• November Eve Beliefs and Customs in Irish Life and Literature by Helen Sewell Johnson 
• The Fairy Mythology Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various.. By Thomas Keightley
• The History of Halloween - Ellen Feldman

Additional sound effects from Pixabay

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