Celtic Christmas traditions from the 2009 Irish Christmas Special of the Irish Fireside Podcast.

Episode Guide – Podcast #97 Christmas In Ireland

In this audio podcast episode, we look at Christmas memories from Bridget Haggerty and talk with Imen McDonnell about her life as an American married to an Irish Farmer.

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Show Notes

00:00 Intro: Shanghai Brown by Anne Roos www.celticharpmusic.com

00:06 Christmas memories from Bridget Haggerty of www.irishcultureandcustoms.com

02:17 Holiday Traditions

02:57 Holiday Giveaway returns

03:24 Vote in the Podcast Awards at www.podcastawards.com – Irish Fireside (travel), Irish and Celtic Music Podcast (podsafe music) – Vote daily until Nov 30, 2009.

03:43 Favorite Irish Holiday Stories

• Christmas in Ireland/Ashford Castle
• Hunting the Wren and Other Holiday Traditions
• Do the Irish Lay Claim to the 12 Days of Christmas?
• Preparing the Christmas Pudding
• An Advent Memory
• Christmas Superstitions
• Waiting for Saint Nicholas
• Irish Christmas – Then and Now
• Yes, Kelsey and Maddie, there is a Santa Claus
• An Irish Christmas – Ding Dong Merrily On High
• Seasons Greetings in Irish
• Christmas – Food for the Feast
• An Irish Christmas – The Day Before
• Memories of Christmas Eve Past
• Rowing to Christmas Mass
• President Mary Mcaleese' Christmas Message
• Time at this Point in the Year
• Many Years Ago by John B. Keane
• Burying the Baby Jesus
• White Washed Walls
• An East Cork Christmas
• Mumming, a Yuletide Tradition
• St. Stephen's Day to New Year's Eve

04:11 Imen McDonnell interview www.marriedanirishfarmer.com

06:40 The differences for someone moving from North America to Ireland

08:00 Raising an Irish-American son

09:00 Food in Ireland – One Full Irish Please!

10:25 Black and White Irish Puddings

12:00 Holiday Traditions – Food

13:24 Holiday Traditions – Wren Boys – Imen's YouTube Video

14:25 Other Holiday Traditions – St Stephen's Day, Little Christmas

14:50 Holiday Traditions – More Food

15:57 Holiday Traditions – Trees and Decorations

17:15 The Peanut Butter Issue

18:30 Irish Reaction to Pumpkin Pie – 'Tis Different

19:16 Delicious Soups

20:25 County Limerick

20:38 Foynes Flying Boat Museum

21:30 Ring of Kerry, Killarney, Limerick City, Knockpatrick Gardens

22:30 Dingle Peninsula, Wicklow – Sugarloaf Mountains, Powerscourt Gardens (the "Versailles of Ireland"), Sally Gap

23:40 The Burren, Tarbert-Killimer Ferry, Burren Perfumery

26:17 Closing Song – Mairi's Wedding by Anne Roos www.celticharpmusic.com