Volume: CBÉ 0407 (Part 1)
- Date
- 1937
- Collector
- Locations
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- (continued from previous page)Mummer's Band (ctd from p.16)
Another member of the band walked on stilts with a long white garment made of four sheets. He sometimes wore a "móg" on his head. A "móg" is a scooped out turnip with holes for eyes and nose and mouth with enormous teeth. A candle can be fixed inside the móg and the result is realistic and terrifying. The Christian name Mogue is fairly common in Carlow and very much so in Wexford where it is translated MOSES.
Mogue = Mo Áodh-óg (pat. saint of Ferns). There was another St. "Móg" associated with Clonmore, Co Carlow. St. "Móg's" well is there. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.