Green and Gold: Wren Boys of Dingle [Idioma Inglés] - Tapa dura

Green and Gold is a unique documentation of an existing folk custom of a kind that was for many centuries practised in almost every part of Europe. On St Stephen's Day, December 26, processions headed by hobby horses tour the streets of the small fishing town of Dingle in the extreme south-west of Ireland. Organised in groups based upon the streets of the town, people parade in suits of straw, in bright motley clothes, wearing masks and accompanied by fife-and-drum bands. This annual event has been intimately and dramatically photographed to show not only the extraordinary celebrations of the day but also the equally important preparations by the community. Steve MacDonogh is author of two books of poetry and lives in Dingle, where he is Editorial Director of Brandon Book Publishers.