Rural Studies (1956)


Source:

[Anon.] (Auth.)
*Flintham Ploughboys' Play
*Rural Studies, Candlemas 1956

Description of the Ploughboy Play still performed by pupils of Flintham Primary School, Notts. on Plough Monday. Malicious ploughing is mentioned, and the concluding four lines of the play are quoted.

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Flintham Ploughboys' Play.
Have you ever seen a Ploughboy Play? We
will tell you about the one we have had in our
village of Flintham for many, many years.
Nobody knows when it was first performed,
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Index Terms:

Locations: Flintham, Notts. (SK7446)
Years: Perf. 1956
Subjects: Ploughboys; Play; Plough Monday; Ploughboy Play
People: Barbara Bacon (Inf.)
Archives: TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00324;
Notts. County Library, Local Studies Section, Folklore Box, L39.9

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


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