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**"Is doiligh drochrud a mhar\xfa" - it's hard to kill a bad thing. (Irish proverb)** \nIt's Hallowe'en again and the time is right for a Motherfocl\xf3ir Samhain Special! Is Annual Sweetgiving Day a capitalist ploy or is it I inherently socialist? Is the pagan or Christian, American or Gaelic?\n\nThe spookiest time of the year is arguably more Irish than Saint Patrick's Day; it's certainly a recent arrival to our British neighbours, who were traditionally more invested in Guy Fawkes Day.\n\nDarach and Peadar discuss the enduring popularity of vampire stories and consider the Irish origins- most famously Dracula but also the Derry legend that haunted Bram Stoker's imagination.\n\nPlease mind your pets on this hard fire-working night.\n\n--- \n\nContact the show at https://twitter.com/motherfocloir or email us at motherfocloir@headstuff.org.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices