Influx of youngsters puts wren boy tradition in jeopardy

An influx of mainly young visitors to a leading tourist town on St Stephen’s Night is putting an old wrenboy tradition in jeopardy, it has been claimed.

Last year, hundreds of people arrived in buses in Dingle, Co Kerry, on the ‘wran’ night, which has been a cherished, local festive event for generations.

But, according to the Holiday Dingle facebook page, “the large swarths (sic) of people — who appeared to have little respect for the town or its people and who were reportedly inebriated upon arrival — make the streets a very unpleasant place”.