"Derwent" (1889)

Source:

"Derwent" (Auth.)
LOCAL NOTES AND QUERIES No. CCCCLXXI. THE MORRIS DANCE AT EYAM
*Nottinghamshire Guardian, 6th Jul.1889

"It was a custom in the early part of this century for the young men of Eyam to prepare and dance a morris on the wakes Monday, in Eyam Edge, a mountain top near Eyam. I do not suppose this custom is still practised, but I shall be pleased to know when it was discontinued. The Wakes at Eyam are held, I believe, in August or September."

Index Terms:

Locations: Eyam, Derbys. (SK2176); Eyam Edge, Derbys. (SK2077)
Years: Publ. 1889
Subjects: Wakes; Morris Dance
Archives: TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00038;
Local Notes & Queries Scrapbook, Vol.I, p.126

* indicates data that has not yet been validated against the original source and/or has yet to be completely indexed.

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