Nottinghamshire Guardian (1911)
Source:
[Anon.] (Auth.)
PLOUGH MONDAY IN SHERWOOD FOREST
*Nottinghamshire Guardian,
14th Jan.1911
An extract from W.Irving's (1835) 'Sketch Book' giving an account of Plough
Monday at Newstead Abbey, Notts. The activities included; a play with St.
George and the Dragon, and morrice dancers, with Robin Hood, Maid Marion,
Beelzebub and Bessy. The trailing of a 'Fool Plough' is also mentioned, as the
origin of Plough Monday customs.
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Newstead Abbey, Notts. (SK5453)
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| Years: |
Publ. 1935; Publ. 1911
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| Subjects: |
Play; Dance; Plough Trailing; Plough Monday; Morrice Dancers; Irving,W. (1835); St. George; Dragon; Robin Hood; Maid Marion; Beelzebub; Bessy; Fool Plough
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00153;
W.E.Doubleday Scrapbook, Vol.I, pp.17-18;;
Local Notes & Queries Scrapbook, 1908-1918
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* indicates data that has not yet been validated against the original source and/or has yet to be completely indexed.
Last Updated Sep 1987 by Idwal Jones.
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