Frenchwoman Marie-Louise Sjoestedt spent Christmas 1929 in west Kerry and observed many of the local customs associated with ...
A huge number of folklore traditions and rituals have grown up around the little wren, especially at this time of year ...
Recognition of the robin’s kindly act is found in Kerry and Clare, where the Irish name Spideog Mhuire, Mary’s robin, is used ...
Here are just a few of Ireland’s favorite traditions ... wrens pecked on their drums and woke them. The wren became known as “The Devil’s Bird.” To remember this, on St. Stephen’s ...
In Europe, the winter wren is known simply as wren. In Northeast Tennessee, winter wrens move into lower elevation regions ...
Lá an Dreoilín (Wren Day), an Irish tradition historically celebrated on St Stephen’s Day will take place as a ...
Bird flu has been found in a wild bird in the Republic of Ireland, the first confirmed discovery on the island of Ireland since September 2023. The bird, a buzzard, was found in County Galway.