This Halloween people should consider looking to the ancient Irish celebration of Samhain.
That's according to Waterford woman Mary Sue Connolly - filmmaker and creator of 'Glenafooka'.
The film, made in the year 2000, is based on stories she heard from her Grandmother who was a native of the Clonea Power-townsland.
Aoife Kearns spoke to Mary Sue about the film, at Knockeen Dolmen in Butlerstown.
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In the film, Mary Sue asked questions like what is the difference between fairies and ghosts, and do the fairies live in dolmens?
She says that the celebration of Samhain is when we're closest to those who have entered another world.
"People should sit down and think about these really big, beautiful things - death doesn't have to be something scary.
"It's a time to sit down with your candle and talk to your grandmother, or parents, or whoever is on the other side and welcome them back."
Mary Sue explains how people celebrated 'Samhain' the Celtic tradition where Halloween originates.
"Long ago you would have lit a candle and they used to cut turnips instead of pumpkins in those days.
"You'd then welcome the departed to come and feast with you at the table on the night of Halloween."
One of the women that Mary Sue interviewed in the film.
Mary Sue said: "When I started looking back at some of the old footage it was amazing so see how it held up. I still have so much love for these amazing people that I met, that were flattered that I even asked them to be interviewed.
"They were asking "why would you want to talk to me", and yet they were sitting on this treasure of knowledge and folklore and they were just so forthcoming and delighted that I asked them.
"A lot of them have passed on, almost all of the older people have that I collected stories from, so I am really glad that I documented that."
To hear more about the stories told in the film, you can watch 'Glenafooka' right here:
