(gan teideal) “In olden times it was a custom of the country to have a crowd of boys dressed up in fancy clothes, like the wren-boys of today, at their marriages.” CBÉS 0489 Donncadh Ó Cuain, Seosamh Ó Cuain Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “On St. Stephen's Day the school boys and girls of the district go from house to house "hunting the ran (wren)".” CBÉS 0514 Tras-scríbhinn