{"id":37834,"date":"2025-08-30T03:03:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T02:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/the-straw-masquerade-ceili-na-tui\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T03:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T02:03:38","slug":"the-straw-masquerade-ceili-na-tui","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-straw-masquerade-ceili-na-tui\/","title":{"rendered":"The Straw Masquerade \/ C\u00e9il\u00ed na Tu\u00ed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, October 19th, as the Celtic year turns at Samhain, Clare invites you to celebrate its rich strawing traditions in a lively community c\u00e9il\u00ed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rooted in age-old customs of disguise, music, dance, and storytelling, the event welcomes all ages to step into the playful world of the mummers or straw boys.<\/p>\n<p>In the weeks before, artist Maeve Collins will lead workshops teaching participants to craft traditional straw costumes and hats using locally grown and prepared straw. For those joining on the night, hats and costumes will be provided, or you can bring your own.<\/p>\n<p>The evening features live traditional music, dancing for every level, and guidance from dance teacher Louise O\u2019Connor. This is more than a dance\u2014it\u2019s a revival of customs that marked the turning of the year, honouring ancestral creativity, resilience, and joy. Step into costume, take to the floor, and celebrate the turning of the year in true Clare style!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Lisdoonvarnagh F\u00e1ilte, The Pavilion, Lisdoonvarna, V95 WF68<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Workshops Dates:<\/strong> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">6th&nbsp;&amp; 13th October, text 087 9280550 to book<\/span><br \/><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><strong>C\u00e9il\u00ed na Tu\u00ed:&nbsp; <\/strong>Sunday 19th October (doors open 2.30pm)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">For more inforamtion email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:maevehybrasil@gmail.com\"><span lang=\"EN-IE\">maevehybrasil@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":37835,"template":"","class_list":["post-37834","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Straw Masquerade \/ C\u00e9il\u00ed na Tu\u00ed - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sunday, October 19th, as the Celtic year turns at Samhain, Clare invites you to celebrate its rich strawing traditions in a lively community c\u00e9il\u00ed.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/the-straw-masquerade-ceili-na-tui\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Straw Masquerade \/ C\u00e9il\u00ed na Tu\u00ed - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sunday, October 19th, as the Celtic year turns at Samhain, Clare invites you to celebrate its rich strawing traditions in a lively community c\u00e9il\u00ed.&nbsp; Rooted in age-old customs of disguise, music, dance, and storytelling, the event welcomes all ages to step into the playful world of the mummers or straw boys. 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