What Irish Christmas Traditions Do You Recall or Hand Down? - The Wild Geese2024-03-28T11:09:24Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/forum/topics/what-irish-christmas-traditions-do-you-remember-or-hand-down-for?commentId=6442157%3AComment%3A184787&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThis was handed down to me by…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2018-04-12:6442157:Comment:2308302018-04-12T21:38:34.323ZMichael Brosnanhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/MichaelBrosnan
This was handed down to me by my grandmother who was from Leitrim. The ditty was recited when the wren boys went calling on st Stephens day.<br />
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The Wren the wren<br />
King of all birds<br />
St Stephens day got lost in the furze<br />
Up with the kettle Down with the pan<br />
A penny or tupence to bury the wren<br />
If you haven’t a penny a halfpenny will do<br />
If you haven’t a halfpenny<br />
God bless you!
This was handed down to me by my grandmother who was from Leitrim. The ditty was recited when the wren boys went calling on st Stephens day.<br />
<br />
<br />
The Wren the wren<br />
King of all birds<br />
St Stephens day got lost in the furze<br />
Up with the kettle Down with the pan<br />
A penny or tupence to bury the wren<br />
If you haven’t a penny a halfpenny will do<br />
If you haven’t a halfpenny<br />
God bless you! nice looking jumper for chris…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2016-03-05:6442157:Comment:1847922016-03-05T10:17:57.614Zbrendan woodshttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/brendanwoods
<p>nice looking jumper for christmas</p>
<p>nice looking jumper for christmas</p> heres a Christmas card I have…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2016-03-05:6442157:Comment:1847872016-03-05T10:01:32.713Zbrendan woodshttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/brendanwoods
<p>heres a Christmas card I have been using for years</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=JY10161936" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=JY10161936</a></p>
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<p>feel free to use it if you like</p>
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<p>heres a Christmas card I have been using for years</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=JY10161936" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=JY10161936</a></p>
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<p>feel free to use it if you like</p>
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<p></p> I'll settle for the old tradi…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-12-20:6442157:Comment:690932013-12-20T19:05:58.644Zpeter a. murphyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/peteramurphy
<p>I'll settle for the old tradition of placing a lighted candle in the window announcing a place of refuge for strangers. Plenty are sure to drop in as we're having an open-house party tomorrow evening!</p>
<p>As regards the Christmas sweater, there is a minor craze going on at the moment in these parts and that is to scour the secondhand and charity stores to find the tackiest and most outrageous of the genre. Evidently good taste was at it lowest ebb in the 80' and '90's.</p>
<p>Peter…</p>
<p>I'll settle for the old tradition of placing a lighted candle in the window announcing a place of refuge for strangers. Plenty are sure to drop in as we're having an open-house party tomorrow evening!</p>
<p>As regards the Christmas sweater, there is a minor craze going on at the moment in these parts and that is to scour the secondhand and charity stores to find the tackiest and most outrageous of the genre. Evidently good taste was at it lowest ebb in the 80' and '90's.</p>
<p>Peter Murphy,</p>
<p>Brampton,ON.</p>
<p>Canada.</p> One of the newest items in ou…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-11-29:6442157:Comment:653192013-11-29T19:14:22.959ZBit Devinehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BitDevine
<p>One of the newest items in our shop are Christmas puddings... The Irish born in our Community are ecstatic... I am kicking myself for not buying a pair of earrings I saw at a faire in Donegal afew years back...They were hand-beaded Christmas puddings...</p>
<p>One of the newest items in our shop are Christmas puddings... The Irish born in our Community are ecstatic... I am kicking myself for not buying a pair of earrings I saw at a faire in Donegal afew years back...They were hand-beaded Christmas puddings...</p> Brrrr... sort of like our Pol…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-11-29:6442157:Comment:651962013-11-29T19:12:39.080ZBit Devinehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BitDevine
<p>Brrrr... sort of like our Polar Bear swims here I would think</p>
<p>Brrrr... sort of like our Polar Bear swims here I would think</p> Bless you Bittag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-11-29:6442157:Comment:652682013-11-29T19:08:01.805ZNollaig 2016https://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BelindaEvangelista
<p>Bless you Bit</p>
<p>Bless you Bit</p> For us...St Stephen's day is…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-11-29:6442157:Comment:653102013-11-29T17:02:22.822ZBit Devinehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BitDevine
<p>For us...St Stephen's day is about doing unseen good deeds... leaving a fully cooked dinner on the porch for an elderly couple... dropping food boxes off at homes in the poorer sections of town...</p>
<p>For us...St Stephen's day is about doing unseen good deeds... leaving a fully cooked dinner on the porch for an elderly couple... dropping food boxes off at homes in the poorer sections of town...</p>