Cancellation announcement

We are sorry to announce this event will not be taking place in 2024. We hope to bring it back for #LIF2025. The Liverpool Irish Festival team are very sorry for any disappointment caused. The Armagh Rhymers will be involved in our Family Day and Samhain Céilí.

Original event text

The Armagh Rhymers will take you on ‘The Wren’s Journey’ to seek wisdom and aid from the Choctaw Eagle through poetry, theatre, music and song.

“Bear in mind these dead, I can find no plainer words I dare not risk using that loaded word remember”, John Hewitt. ️❤️📍🔱

A commemoration of those lost and those who gave themselves in friendship.

The Rhyming tradition is a celebration of the ‘theatre of the people’ and has inspired many poets such as Seamus Heaney, Brendan Kennelly, John Montague and John Hewitt. The Armagh Rhymers are one of the most celebrated theatre ensembles on the island of Ireland. Through storytelling, music, and incredible costume, they evoke a sense of tradition and history. They encapsulate the spirit of ‘The Wren Boys’ and the ancient house visiting traditions of Ireland, where the kitchen floor became the stage.

“Symbol of the mystic people is the wren, and this is the truth of the Wren Boys and we must pass it on in the carnival of darkness, singers of the Sun”, Gabriel Fitzmaurice.

You can also see The Armagh Rhymers at our Family Day at Museum of Liverpool,  26 Oct 2024. Those interested in the First nations story, might also be interested in our event on Mon 28 Oct: The Poor Helping the Poor.