{Part 11} Bygone Days - Tradition Rich Ireland

Bygone Days of of Irish culture.
Reenactments of Irish country life in the early 1900's
Big party - card players.
Christmas goose and egg.
The mummers.
Dancing & Song 'The Old Bog Road'
Set dancing.
Tin whistlers and fiddler.
Mummers spree.
Song! "The Home I Left Behind"
Céilí Band.
Twig Dance.
Seanachoi - story teller.
Song: "Connemara Cradle Song"

[@colmclarke534]

A fantastic place to be in at that. time of year singing was amazing it is nice to hear singing like tha t none of that goes on up here in donegal it is a thing of the past

[@denisoconnor6343]

What good memories these people must have: delightful 👍

[@wlj344]

You couldn't stage this: it's the real thing and wonderful to see old interactions and customs played out by these genuine folk of Ireland🍀

[@wlj344]

They're all so talented people, friendly and hospitable🍀

[@paddyo3841]

What year do you suppose this video was made ?

[@rolandscales9380]

Toward the end of the 20th century, I'd have said.

[@paddyo3841]

I was thinking because its in color that it was around 1970s … either way it is so beautiful

[@ALavin-en1kr]

@@rolandscales9380 Caps or hats worn indoors; unusual, they were doffed as a mark of respect. In church men had to doff their hats. Women had to keep their heads covered in Church. Lovely gathering; better than any public venue. Business took all this away and commercialized it; destroying community.

[@ALavin-en1kr]

A long drawn-out ballad was called a Come-all-ye and that was the opening line: Come all ye lads and lassies………

[@ALavin-en1kr]

As Thomas Wolfe said: You can’t go home again. Now it is all technology and world travel even for those in the wilds of the countryside, as well as classy public venues for socializing. All changed; utterly changed.