Oct 27, 2026 · 55 min · 16 segments
If you are going to take a shortcut home this Halloween, you might encounter the Púca, and if you do, make sure to bring your spurs. There's something deeply unsettling about a talking horse that…
Luke ConroyHostCathal BergenHost
Old people are still to be found who are afraid to go out after dark on that night.
Others believe that a sort of spiteful fairy called the Pooka goes through the country on that night and puts a blight on any fruit remaining on trees or bushes.
Some people say that Halls, Sloughs, Blackberries and any other berries should not be eaten after Hallow's Eve.
They play games such as the three saucers, the snap apple, diving for apples and other games.
Some people put money in a deep basin and the children fight to see who'll get it.
After the games, the young people sit by the fire and listen to the old people tell stories about the fairies.
Old people are still to be found who are afraid to go out after dark on that night.
Others believe that a sort of spiteful fairy called the Pooka goes through the country on that night and puts a blight on any fruit remaining on trees or bushes.
Some people say that Halls, Sloughs, Blackberries and any other berries should not be eaten after Hallow's Eve.
They play games such as the three saucers, the snap apple, diving for apples and other games.
Some people put money in a deep basin and the children fight to see who'll get it.
After the games, the young people sit by the fire and listen to the old people tell stories about the fairies.
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