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Photo: Cian Flynn
Leitrim’s Mummer parade was featured on the Weird Ireland Instagram page, which charts quirky and wonderful events around the country.
Leitrim’s mummers parade took place on Saturday night, with around 150 mummers taking to the streets of Drumkerrin to sing, dance, and celebrate.
Groups of mummers have been performing around the county in the lead-up to the mummers parade, which welcomed mummers from around the country to join in the festivities.
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Mummers are a tradition in rural areas where people dress up in disguises while travelling around the local area to play music and provide amusement over the Christmas period.
The parade in Drumkerrin saw the horde parade up the street playing music and dancing, stopping off to perform for the residents of Áras Bríde before heading into the pubs for music sessions.
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