Volume: CBÉ 0220 (Part 2)

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1. Fieldnames on Bannow Island (continued)

   

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   The Sandy Corner. The Mucha Field. Birdeen Well. The burgeen well. The Field of Rock. The Knock. Peop Garden. Kehoe's Graden. The High Stone. The Lugs. The Halfacre. Pillhouse Field. The Nurdeen. The Clapeirs Pocan Stripes. The Pumpfield. Deep Park. Merches. Duncaor. Hareen's Moat.

   

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2. Mumming

   

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   About Eighty years ago, mumming was wan of the most popular amusements in the country. A lot more used to follow them than yor now. They used to practice in barns around the district. They come to your barn wan night and then they'd come to my barn another night and so on. They used to have to go in secret sometimes in order to avoid the big crowds. At Christmas they used to have a big entertainment. They used often mum in the street of Carrig at Xmas. They used to personate Prince George, and Napoleon, the Emperor of Russia, and St Patrick. Twelve used to be in the set, and the Captain and he'd introduce them all wan by wan.

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   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Patrick Dake