. Rush-bearing: an account of the old custom of strewing rushes; carrying rushes to church; the rush-cart; garlands in churches; morris-dancers; the wakes; the rush. THE RUSH-CART. 71 habitants enables the parties to sacrifice at the shrine of Sir JohnBarleycorn, which is continued for several days. These Rush-bearings ... are generally held in the months of July, August, andSeptember. . Rochdale Rush-bearing commences on the 3dSunday in August. I have seen six or seven carts on one day, viz.,on the Monday from Newbold, Lowerplace, Bagslate, Marland, Milk-stone, Broad Lane, Spotland, Smallbrid
. Rush-bearing: an account of the old custom of strewing rushes; carrying rushes to church; the rush-cart; garlands in churches; morris-dancers; the wakes; the rush. THE RUSH-CART. 71 habitants enables the parties to sacrifice at the shrine of Sir JohnBarleycorn, which is continued for several days. These Rush-bearings ... are generally held in the months of July, August, andSeptember. . Rochdale Rush-bearing commences on the 3dSunday in August. I have seen six or seven carts on one day, viz.,on the Monday from Newbold, Lowerplace, Bagslate, Marland, Milk-stone, Broad Lane, Spotland, Smallbridge, etc. The Rush-bearingsround this part are Ripponden, Ashworth, Littleboro, Milnrow,Rochdale, Heywood, Oldham, Royton, Shaw Chapel, Whitworth, andMiddleton, at which places the customs are much alike. The person who forms and cuts the rushes is called the featherer. It was a featherer who was one of the personsunfortunately shot at the riot in this town (April, 1796, I believe), * inmemory of which the men who drew the Marland cart, for a numberof years after, each wore a black scarf; but it is now is a remarkable anecdote in the Imp
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