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Folklore: straw clothes and Cromwell’s nose – the mummers had it all
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The much-antipicated mumming plays feted the end of one year and the promise of new life ahead, writes Shane Lehane.
23 October 2024 Features
Folklore: ‘this farm would be nothing, without a woman or a girl’
As we celebrate the Women & Agriculture conference, we reflect on women’s contribution on farms, writes Shane Lehane ,
11 September 2024 Features
Folklore: Pattern Pies and Maggie Men
Shane Lehane reminds us of two forgotten traditions associated with the celebrations at the end of September.
Of mice and men and cats
Why has his cat Inky decided to totally ignore the invasion of mice in his house, wonders Shane Lehane.
14 August 2024 Features