Wren Boys Festival comes of age in Dublin after 21 years

IT marked the coming of age yesterday for Dublin 4’s most rural event: the Wren Boys Festival celebrated 21 years in the capital.

Tue, 27 Dec, 2005 - 00:00
Jim Morahan and Donal Hickey

Sprightly 90-year-old musician Vincent Cooney claimed the venerable stakes on age grounds.

Four-month-old Genevieve Collins slept through, watched over by her mother Deirdre and parents, Mary and Derry O’Donovan.

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