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<p>brief article started in order to post Youtueb link!</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Wren Boys&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> Wrenboys (Irish: Lucht an dreoilín) are [[Mummers]] who celebrate the Wren (also pronounced as the Wran) in various parts of [[Ireland]] on [[St. Stephen&#039;s Day]] (December 26) by dressing up in straw masks and colourful clothing and, accompanied by traditional céilí music bands, parade through the towns and villages. The tradition also exists (or existed) in various parts of Britain, especially Wales.<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrenboys Wikipedia article]<br /> <br /> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WvhPtiarW4 West Clare Wren - Kilbaha, County Clare, 12 Dec 1979 (Youtube)]</div>

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