Hungry grass
Speaker: Mary Murphy Mary tells us of the once widely-held belief that certain parcels of Irish land could strike a walker down with death from hunger simply by walking over it. Here she explains the...
19 Jul 201448s
Holy wells
There is no superstition stronger in Ireland than a belief in the curative power of the sacred wells that are festooned across the country; fountains of health and healing some saint had blessed, or b...
19 Jul 20142min
Grey man's path
19 Jul 201432s
Funeral customs
19 Jul 20142min
Fraughan Sunday
Speaker: Mary Murphy Bilberry Sunday is a charming old feast day that deserves to be brought back to life. Celebrated on the last Sunday in July, it was a day when people went to hillsides and peat l...
19 Jul 201442s
Divination
As we approach Hallowe'en, hear Mary Murphy tell us about the ancient practice of divination, when Irish women used unorthodox methods to help them find a suitor. From our Samhain Lore playlist. Fin...
19 Jul 20141min
Fetch
Speaker: Mary Murphy Mary tells us about the preternatural phenomenon that was a fetch or phantasm that was seen by a close relative of the would-be deceased. © 2021-2022 Racontour Productions. This...
19 Jul 201443s
Divination
19 Jul 20141min
