The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #131826   Message #2985015
Posted By: The Sandman
12-Sep-10 - 08:52 AM
Thread Name: Child Ballads survived in oral trad.
Subject: RE: Child Ballads survived in oral trad.
Maypole and country dancing for families with youngsters at: .... "which Sir Anthony St. Leger saw danced in Ireland, in 1540,
   and then ...wexford mummers which appears to originate at the beginning of the twentiueth century, are you saying? that the wexford muumers always performed in a house?
then there is some record of mummers plays being perfomed in dublin outside in mediaeval times.