#Athea #wrenboys #westlimerick 1947 by folklorist Kevin Danaher

A Necklace of Wrens by #MichaelHartnett #westlimerick #wrenday

Athea, #Limerick #wrenboys #wrenday #StStephensDay #WestLimerick #Ireland #kevindanaher #dermotflynn

#wrenday #StStephensDay “The wren, the wren, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's Day was caught in the furze....Up with the kettle and down with the pan, And give us a penny to bury the wren.”

Wren Boy, Athea, Co. #Limerick by Kevin Danaher, 1947. #WestLimerick #StStephensDay “The wren, the wren, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's Day was caught in the furze....Up with the kettle and down with the pan, And give us a penny to bury the wren.”#wrenboys

#StStephensDay Illustration by @dermotflynn #wrenday

Wren Boys, Athea, Co. #Limerick by Kevin Danaher, 1947. #WestLimerick #StStephensDay “The wren, the wren, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's Day was caught in the furze....Up with the kettle and down with the pan, And give us a penny to bury the wren.”#wrenboys

#Athea #westlimerick #wrenboys #huntingthewren #kevindanaher @dermotflynn #dermotflynn #wrenday #ststephensday #thewran

Carrigkerry, Co. Limerick Wren boys 2022. West Limerick Past Limerick Leader / Limerick Live

StKieransHeritage This is Daniel Greene’s Memorial Plaque aka “The Dead Man’s Penny”. He was killed at #TheSomme in 1916 aged 28. He was born in Grouse Lodge, Kilcolman, #WestLimerick in 1888, the son of James Greene & Catherine Hayes, (of #Knockbweeheen). (Photo courtesy of Andrew Greene).

#Athea #westlimerick #wrenboys #huntingthewren #kevindanaher @dermotflynn #dermotflynn #wrenday #ststephensday #thewran

Wren Boys, Athea, Co. #Limerick by Kevin Danaher, 1947. #WestLimerick #StStephensDay “The wren, the wren, the king of all birds, St. Stephen's Day was caught in the furze....Up with the kettle and down with the pan, And give us a penny to bury the wren.”#wrenboys #wrenday

#StStephensDay Illustration by @dermotflynn #wrenday

#Athea #wrenboys #westlimerick 1947 by folklorist Kevin Danaher #thewran #wrenday #limerick

I’m horrified to discover that Elm Hill (1750), Co. #Limerick has been delisted by councillors and is in the process of being dismantled and sold off. The NIAH describes it as ‘imposing house retains much of its former grandeur. A high level of technical and artistic skill is…