Tickets for the Mummers Lecture (for adults) are available here.

Ceardlann / Léacht faoi Mummers
Is nós ársa i gcultúr na hÉireann iad na Cleamairí nó Mummers mar a tugadh orthu i mBéarla. Tá leaganacha difriúla den traidisiún seo le tabhairt faoi deara sa mBreatain agus ar fud na hEorpa agus an domhain. Go bunúsach, san am a chuaigh thart, bhíodh sé de nós ag daoine cultacha a chug orthu féin ionas nach n-aitheofaí iad agus teacht le chéile chun rince agus ceol a sheinm chun ócáidí agus féilte speisialta a cheiliúradh. Ag an Nollaig / Lá Fhéile Stiofáin tugadh "Wren Boys" orthu, ar Lá Fhéile Bríde, na "Biddy Boys". Tháinig "Buachaillí na Bealtaine" amach do Lá Bealtaine, bhí "Guisers" le feiceáil Oíche Shamhna ( i bhfad sular chum Meiriceánaigh "Trick or Treating"!) agus ar deireadh chuir Cleamairí/ "Straw Boys" áthas ar na lucht bainise i rith na bliana. Tá Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc, as an gClár ó dhúchas agus a bhfuil cónaí air i gCorcaigh anois, ag glacadh páirte sna féilte seo le scór bliain agus déanann sé na cultacha traidisiúnta a bhíonn in úsáid ag cleamairí.

Mummers Workshop / Lecture

Mummers or Cleamairí in Irish are an age-old Irish custom with connections to similar folk traditions in Britain and across Europe / the world. Basically in times past people used to disguise themselves in home-made costumes and get together to dance and play music to celebrate special occasions and festivals. At Christmas / St. Stephen's Day they were called "Wren Boys", on Saint Brigid's Day the "Biddy Boys" made an appearance. "May Boys" came out for May Day, "Guisers" appeared on Halloween (... long before Americans invented "Trick or Treat-ing"!) and finally "Straw Boys" brought merriment to weddings throughout the year. Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc, a native of Clare now resident in Cork, has taken part in these festivities for decades and who makes the traditional costumes used by mummers

For children aged 12 + and their families, children must be accompanied by adult

Session in person at Leixlip Library

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