The Aughakillymaude Community Mummers

Based in Knockninny, Derrylin. Co. Fermanagh. the Aughakillymaude Community Mummers, widely known as much for their unusual sounding townland name where they all hail from (Aughakillymaude meaning the wooden field of the wild dog), have unwittingly become the unofficial cultural ambassadors for rural Fermanagh. The sixteen strong motley mummers troupe have literally been tramping the roads at all ungodly hours bringing luck, diversion and mayhem by re-enacting and performing an ancient mid winter hero/combat folk drama that is heavily pregnant with all the pagan symbolism of a mid winter European fertility play.

For the mummers there is no hullabaloo over "keeping on" the annual folk tradition of mumming (never mind their playing of an ancient pastime of outdoor wooden skittles in the centre yard). Indeed, for ordinary rural Fermanagh folk mumming is identified with being both enjoyable and chaotic, and being a commonly accepted excuse to "act the blaggard" and cause all sorts of ructions by "storming in" uninvited into settled homes, and peaceable pubs and halls.

For more information contact:

Aughakillymaude Community Association
Aughakillymaude Community Centre,
Knockninny,
Derrylin
Co. Fermanagh,
BT92 9JT

Tel: 02867742727
Email: jim.ledwith@btconnect.com