(October 31, 2018 at 8:11 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: We also had a tradition of killing a bird, then taking it round to peoples' houses and begging money to pay for the funeral. Odd how that one never caught on.
Boru
Would that be the Wrenboys? They still go out on St. Stephens Day in some parts of Ireland, especially Kerry. Though they no longer kill the wee wren.