The Books Quiz: Who wrote All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas Mumming?

A seasonal Yuletide literary quiz that doesn’t include a Christmas Carol question

The Lakagh Strawboys warm up before taking part in the juvenile competitions at the 2015 Galway Mummers Festival in New Inn. Photograph: Joe O’Shaughnessy

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Sun Dec 19 2021 - 06:00

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