Sculptor Aidan Harte joins podcast host Mark Norman to discuss the figure of the Pooka in Irish folklore, as well as the recent controversy surrounding the design for a statue of the beast which he was commissioned to produce for the town of Ennistymon.
This episode also features musician Enda Haran performing his protest song about the Ennistymon Pooka.
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Episode 125: GIRLS' CARNIVAL MORRIS
Episode 124: SOUL OF A RAVEN
Episode 123: PETRIFIED
Episode 122: COOPER BRAUN
Episode 121: ENGLISH FOLKTALES
Episode 120: TERRORS OF THE SEA
Episode 119: REWRITING HISTORY
Episode 118: BELLA IN THE WYCH ELM
BOOK CLUB 28: Bohemian Magick
BONUS CONTENT: Divination
Episode 117: POLARI
Episode 116: ARCHAEOLOGICAL STORYTELLING
Episode 115: SELKIES
Episode 114: THE SPIRIT ENGINEER
BOOK CLUB 27: The Body Fantastic
Episode 113: FOLKLORE AND DR WHO
BOOK CLUB 26: Her Dark Wings
Episode 112: HAUNTED FORESTS OF ENGLAND
BOOK CLUB 25: Calling the Spirits
Episode 111: A GOTHIC COOKBOOK
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