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Join the Armagh Rhymers for a morning of Straw Mummers Costume Making in Lakelands Community Care Centre, Belcoo, on Wednesday 2nd October 2024, starting at 10.30am.
Book your space by contacting hazel.long@rspb.org.uk
The Armagh Rhymers are one of the most celebrated traditional music and theatre ensembles on the island of Ireland. The masked tradition of rhyming with its unique blend of music, drama, song and dance dates back over 2,500 years.
Originally a rural tradition, groups of Rhymers (also known as Mummers, Wren Boys, Biddymen, Strawboys), would dress in costumes made from materials gathered around the home to go from house to house to entertain friends and neighbours.
So come along and have a go & celebrate the rich Fermanagh heritage of mumming, as part of the Lough Erne Heritage Festival.
