Originally on St. Stephen’s Day (December 26) young boys would go from house to house, with a dead wren tied to a pole, singing songs. The legend states that the wren betrayed St. Stephen by making noise when the saint was in hiding.
St. Stephen’s Day Tradition in Ireland
Dec 27th, 2011 by admin
Merry Christmas
Dec 25th, 2011 by admin
The Board of Trustees of Conway Mill Trust wish you, your family and friends a peaceful and happy Christmas!
Irish Christmas Blessing
Dec 24th, 2011 by admin
The blessing of the Little Lord
be yours on Christmas Day,
The blessing of the Mother Mild
beside you ever stay,
All radiant be within your heart
wherever you may go,
The holy peace and joy that came
to Bethlehem long ago.
By Brian O’Higgins
Lighted Candle Custom in Ireland
Dec 23rd, 2011 by admin
A lighted candle is always placed in the window as a welcome to the Holy Family and to strangers. It is usually lit by the youngest child and extinguished by a girl named ‘Mary.’
Pasta Replacing Potatoes in Ireland
Dec 22nd, 2011 by admin
According to the New York Times the consumption of potatoes is decreasing in Ireland and is being replaced by pasta. This is because it is colorfully packaged, is faster to prepare and cook, combined with the fact that it is in the DNA of the Irish to regard potatoes as a ‘peasant’ food.
Christmas Bird
Dec 20th, 2011 by admin
Because of its color, the cardinal is called the ‘Christmas bird.’ It is seen as a symbol of the beauty, love and warmth of the season. The red of the cardinal represents the blood Christ shed for mankind’s redemption.
In the Celtic language, ‘mistletoe’ means ‘all-heal.’ It was believed to have miraculous powers such as healing disease, bringing good luck and doing away with bad.
Traditional Irish Christmas-time Dessert
Dec 16th, 2011 by admin
Plum pudding is a traditional Irish dessert. However, it does not contain plums, only raisins.
Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 Now Online
Dec 14th, 2011 by admin
A viewing of the original Anglo-Irish Treaty which was signed on December 6, 1921 is now available online at http://treatynationalarchives.ie/. This treaty proclaimed that Ireland should become a self-governing dominion within the empire known as the Irish Free State with the same constitutional status as Canada. This treaty led to the Civil War, pitting former comrades against each other.
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