Iron County Record | 1923-12-21 | Page 7 | Ireland Hunts Wrens Day after Christmas

Ireland Hunts Wrens Day After Ater Christmas N IRELAND Boxing Day DRY the x day doy after Christmas Christians Is known as ns St St. Stephens Stephen's day dllY On tills this day doy there Is III practiced an old that has hns come como down through the ages and which Is called hunting the wr wren D. D A crowd of ot grown boys bos with blackened faces and dressed In the most grotesque costumes costumes cos cos- lumes seek out a n wren wren which Is the smallest of all birds In Ireland and carrying It with th them m go from house to house all nil over O their particular part of ot the country asking or rather singing singing sing sing- ing a request for n little help with the celebration which takes place In the village that evening Th There re are several several sev sev- eral ral verses which they use use the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing being a sample of their kind Th The wren the wren the king of all bird birds St St. Stephens Stephen day she wai we caught In Inthe Inthe inthe the furs fun Although she ahe U is little her family I I. I Teat great Bo So plea please e try your pocket and give ui us a trace treat trat Sing holly hoUy sing Ing ivy sing Ivy ting sing ally lIy y Just a drop to drown melancholy And If It you draw It of ot the beat but beatI butI I hope hop In Heaven your soul will rut rest And If It you draw It of ot the small Iman It will wilt not agree aree with the wren boy boys boyat at all And so much Is the spirit of hospitality hospi and good will In evidence e at Christmas time that the they very seldom meet with a refusal and by evening e I the pile of small mall silver pieces has hiss hasI I grown Into large enough proportions to warrant n a big hll lt c at which I all the young folks In the district make mok merry Edelman I t 1121 un Newspaper Union eer I I I. I