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'Mumming and The Wren Boys'
Report here on a project by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to (via the creation of a Folk Traditions Forum) to record for posterity some of the lost or dying traditions of the area such as Mumming and Wren Boys.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45566721
Variations on most of this type of folklore are common throughout the Celtic countries and indeed further afield. They have enjoyed peaks and troughs of popularity including of course here in Mann. However in a high tech and ‘high pressure’ world such unique localised examples of folklore will always be under threat.
Bernard Moffatt
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