Irish Philosophy · @Irishphilosophy
1042 followers · 838 posts · Server mastodon.ieWren Boys are back in town and in flying form for #StStephensDay celebrations.
Dublin and Dingle mentioned in this, but many more around the country.
#ststephensday #wrenday #mastodaoine #wrenboys
Seán Costello · @seanjcostello
263 followers · 355 posts · Server mastodon.ie
The Wren Boys (c.1908) by Jack B. Yeats #JackBYeats #WrenBoys #StStephensDay
#jackbyeats #wrenboys #ststephensday
MsMc · @amyglencree
9 followers · 14 posts · Server mastodon.ieWonderful to see the Wren Boys (& girls) dancing and singing at the crossroads today
#wrenboys #christmas #Wicklow #ireland
#wrenboys #christmas #Wicklow #ireland
Oliver O'Hanlon · @OOH99
22 followers · 45 posts · Server mastodon.ie
The Wren Boys in Carrigaline, Co. Cork - an annual tradition on St. Stephen's Day
#wrenboys #ststephensday #laandreoilin
Infrapink (he/his/him) · @Infrapink
78 followers · 832 posts · Server mastodon.ieI'e come across stories that a twittering #wren alerted #Roman soldiers to where #SaintStephen was hiding, but those strike me as a post hoc attempt to explain why #WrenDay and #StStephensDay are on the same day.
You rarely see #WrenBoys nowadays. That's a real shame, it was a really fun tradition. Also #charity. Charity is good.
#wren #roman #saintstephen #wrenday #ststephensday #wrenboys #charity
Infrapink (he/his/him) · @Infrapink
78 followers · 832 posts · Server mastodon.ieI've come across stories that a twittering #wren alerted #Roman soldiers to where #SaintStephen was hiding, but those strike me as a post hoc attempt to explain why #WrenDay and #StStephensDay are on the same day.
You rarely see #WrenBoys nowadays. That's a real shame, it was a really fun tradition. Also #charity. Charity is good.
#wren #roman #saintstephen #wrenday #ststephensday #wrenboys #charity
Infrapink (he/his/him) · @Infrapink
78 followers · 832 posts · Server mastodon.ieI've come across stories that a twittering #wren alerted #Roman soldiers to where #SaintStephen was hiding, but those strike me as an attempt to explain why #WrenDay and #StStephensDay are on the same day.
You rarely see #WrenBoys nowadays. That's a real shame, it was a really fun tradition. Also #charity. Charity is good.
#wren #roman #saintstephen #wrenday #ststephensday #wrenboys #charity
Amanda Clark · @Amandafclark
297 followers · 1379 posts · Server mastodon.socialhttps://twitter.com/irarchaeology/status/1607323852274823168?s=12&t=Ry5Tb64kJN1wGvC8rAisNw For the day that's in it......the Old Irish name for the wren is 'Drùi donn' or 'the brown druid' and it has been suggested that the bird was associated with divination dil.ie/search?q=Drui&…
#wren #wrenboys #ststephensday
Photo: Ron Knight (CC by 2.0)
#wren #wrenboys #StStephensDay
Fergs · @fergs
20 followers · 67 posts · Server universeodon.com
The day is done, gifts given and received (with gratitude) food eaten, egg nog drunk.
Not drunk 😁
Talk to you on St Boxing Stephens Day.
#wrenboys
Schnatterick · @schnatterick
31 followers · 310 posts · Server mastodon.social
#Kurzfilm Tipp - Wren Boys (2017)
#Letterboxd :clippy: https://boxd.it/3j2iXJ
Aktuell bei #disneyplus zu sehen
#WrenBoys #Short #shortfilm #LGBTQIA #Prison #Tradition #Relationship
#kurzfilm #letterboxd #disneyplus #wrenboys #short #shortfilm #lgbtqia #prison #tradition #relationship
Schnatterick · @schnatterick
80 followers · 559 posts · Server mastodon.social#Kurzfilm Tipp - Wren Boys (2017)
#Letterboxd :clippy: https://boxd.it/3j2iXJ
Aktuell bei #disneyplus zu sehen
#WrenBoys #Short #shortfilm #LGBTQIA #Prison #Tradition #Relationship
#kurzfilm #letterboxd #disneyplus #wrenboys #short #shortfilm #lgbtqia #prison #tradition #relationship