Sheffield, West Riding (SK3587), Yorkshire
D.Kennedy (1945)
*Douglas Kennedy (Auth.)
*The Christmas Mummers Play
*John O'London's Weekly,
12th Jan.1945, p.145
*Full script of the play of the Derby Tup or Ram, performed in the
villages around Sheffield at Christmas time, written down by Gilbert
Hemmingfield. The characters are: Tup, Me and Our Old Lass/Me and Our Owd Lass,
Beelzebub, Devil-Doubt, Rolling-Tolling-Tippling-Tom, Butcher/Sir Good, and
Doctor.
The play starts with Me and Our Owd Lass walking round the tup and
introducing the play. Beelzebub enters and tells of his sons. Devil Doubt
enters and asks for money. Tom enters and says what he has seen. He then
says a bit of tangle-talk. The Butcher enters and boasts of his skill and
sticks the tup. Doctor enters and cure the tup with medicine. The song is
sung. Five verses describe the size of the tup, and five say what happened
once it was killed. Ends with "We wish you a merry".
I.T.Jones Collection (1981, F.J.Flaherty - a)
Mrs. F. J. Flaherty (Inf.)
Sheffield, Yorks: Questionnaire from Mrs F.J.Flaherty 14/1/81
I.T.Jones Collection,
Com. 14th Jan.1981, Ref.K12-1
Questionnaire dated 14/1/81 from Mrs F.J.Flaherty, aged 72, of North Wheatley,
Retford. She remembers groups of children performing the Derby Tup on
Boxing Day in the yards of terraced houses in Sheffield. Her husband can
remember it 70 years previously and the last time they remembered it was
1932. She quotes 22 lines of song. Characters included the Butcher and
his wife.
I.T.Jones Collection (1981, F.J.Flaherty - b)
Mrs. F. J. Flaherty (Inf.)
Sheffield, Yorks: Letter to Mrs Flaherty 21/1/81
I.T.Jones Collection,
Com. 21st Jan.1981, Ref.K12-2
Transcript of letter to Mrs Flaherty dated 21/1/81 thanking her for her
letter and asking follow-up questions.
I.T.Jones Collection (1981, F.J.Flaherty - c)
Mrs. F. J. Flaherty (Inf.)
Sheffield, Yorks: Letter from Mrs Flaherty 31/1/81
I.T.Jones Collection,
Com. 31st Jan.1981, Ref.K12-3
Letter dated 31/1/81 from Mrs Flaherty giving information additional to
that in her questionnaire (TD00681)
* indicates data that not yet been validated against the original source and/or has yet to be completely indexed.
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