England
Nottinghamshire
Sullivan's Sword [Website]
Category:
Sword Dance Group
Home Town:
Nottingham, Grid Ref.: SK5739, Lat.& Long.: 52.9495, -1.1441
Description:
Perform the play from Farnsfield, Notts on Plough Sunday after a plough blessing service at Morton, Notts and on Plough Monday in Nottingham. Occasionally perform a Pasche Egging play which is a compilation from the texts of the plays from Ambleside, Dalton and 5 other towns.
Established:
1975
Performances:
Forthcoming: None registered
Past events:
 12-Jan-2014
1. - 12:30
Waggon and Horses, Gypsy Lane, Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, NG14 7GG, England
2. - 14:00
Full Moon Inn, Main St, Morton, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0UT
Notes:
Sullivan's Sword as the Owd Oss Mummers performing the Farnsfield Plough Play on Plough Sunday, with outdoor performances by various local dance sides.
Other past years: 2003 (1), 2004 (1), 2005 (3), 2006 (2), 2009 (1), 2012 (1), 2015 (1), 2017 (1), 2019 (1), 2020 (7)
Media Links:
1. Sullivan's Sword 2009 - Validated link
Master Mummers - Photo(s)
[3 images], Peter Millington, 11-Jan-2009
2. Sullivan's Sword at The Plough Inn, Radford, Nottingham, England, 9th Jan.2006 - Validated link
Folk Play Research - Photo(s)
[2 images], Brian Howes, 09-Jan-2006
3. Sullivan's Sword at The Plough Inn, Radford, Nottingham, England, 10th Jan.2005 - Validated link
Folk Play Research - Photo(s)
[1 image], Alistair Bloomfield, 10-Jan-2005
4. Sullivan's Sword of Nottingham perform the Farnsfield plough play at Morton, Nottinghamshire, England on the 11th January 2004 - Validated link
Folk Play Research - Photo(s)
[1 image], Peter Millington, 11-Jan-2004
Contact:
Alistair Bloomfield, Events organiser (SullivansSword@hotmail.co.uk), Phone: 07946 584298 (Mob.)
Address: 18 Endsleigh Gardens, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 2HJ
Notes:
An off-shoot of the now disbanded Owd 'Oss Mummers
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