Mumming has been a part of Celtic customs for thousands of years, with references to masked entertainers appearing as early as the iron age
"Everybody who had given freely got invited, it was normally held in a house or a barn and they'd be drinking until all hours.
"It was a communal celebration of life itself by going out performing, gathering the money in, inviting the people in. Jim said the tradition built out of necessity, firstly to pass the time, then to respond to the community's charitable demands - obscure dress, disguised voice and gesture adding to the mystery and pantomime.
The Armagh Rhymers were formed during the 1970s and are one of Ireland's most celebrated folk music and theatre ensembles.
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