Swords Mummers, Co. Dublin, Ireland 1964 January 5, 2024 Admin Old Dublin </p> <h2>Swords Mummers, Co. Dublin, Ireland 1964</h2> <p> This ‘Newsbeat’ report from 50 years ago provides an insight into the world of mumming in Swords, North County Dublin.</p> <p>A spokesman for mummers tells Des Keogh that mumming is a local source of entertainment in Swords over the Christmas period.</p> <p>He describes mumming as a short folk play with three characters including an Irish soldier, Prince George and a doctor. The play must contain a combat scene, followed by the death and revival of Prince George. The death represents winter and the revival symbolises spring.</p> <p>Mumming has a 200 year tradition in Swords where each year mummers travel from house to house entertaining friends and neighbours on St. Stephen’s Day.<br /> Credit to : CR’s Video Vaults</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here --
