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  <copyright>© 2026 Werewolf of Connemara</copyright>
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  <description><![CDATA[Werewolf of Connemara tells the story of The Sodhoppers, an Irish band who never had a hit single but had more supernatural experiences than any other act in musical history. Barreling around the countryside in their beat-up old van, they would meet some of the strangest creatures ever to darken the door of a rural dancehall. The four lads in the band grew up in a harsh 1960s Industrial School (orphanage), but when they finally escape the dreaded institution, their path to musical greatness is sidetracked by a host of fiends they meet along the byroads of rural Ireland, including vampires, a fairy seductress and the mysterious werewolf who runs a lonely dancehall in the middle of Connemara. Werewolf of Connemara is told through the eyes of Fergal McGettigan, lead guitarist with The Sodhoppers. Incarcerated in the Industrial School from a young age, Fergal's quest is not only one of musical fulfillment, but a desperate search for his long lost brother and two sisters. Though each bizarre adventure seems to bring Fergal no closer to his ultimate goal, hidden behind these fantastical encounters may lie the truth about the fate of his long lost family.]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fergal and the boys finally get their first gig but all is not what it seems at the mysterious dancehall. Support the show ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Fergal and the boys finally get their first gig but all is not what it seems at the mysterious dancehall.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/bbreathnach">Support the show</a></p>]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In search of his first gig, Fergal visits the strange home of the music promoter, Bill Cawley. Support the show ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2020 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[After a decade in the Industrial School, Fergal and the lads finally get their freedom. Fergal goes back to his old house and spends a haunting night alone. Support the show ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>After a decade in the Industrial School, Fergal and the lads finally get their freedom. Fergal goes back to his old house and spends a haunting night alone.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/bbreathnach">Support the show</a></p>]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A mysterious young nun at the convent orphanage teaches Fergal and the lads how to play guitar... Support the show ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A mysterious young nun at the convent orphanage teaches Fergal and the lads how to play guitar...</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/bbreathnach">Support the show</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Young Fergal escapes the dreaded Industrial School one fine night, only to end up trapped in a supernatural fairy field. But it is an experience that will influence his fate going forward. Support the show ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Young Fergal escapes the dreaded Industrial School one fine night, only to end up trapped in a supernatural fairy field. But it is an experience that will influence his fate going forward.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/bbreathnach">Support the show</a></p>]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the local bishop, Bishop Nathy, arrives at the Industrial School (Orphanage), to inspect the children, one frail child hopes to win his freedom from the institution by playing the bishop a nice tune or two on his penny-whistle. But it has deadly consequences. Support the show ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2020 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[<p>Fergal&apos;s story begins with the strange tale of his Uncle Ned, a saxophonist who plied his trade from ballroom to ballroom throughout rural Ireland. The beloved uncle also looked after the four parentless children until things took a turn for the worst in the late 50s, when Uncle Ned began to play with a mysterious band in an even more mysterious rural dancehall.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/bbreathnach">Support the show</a></p>]]></description>
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