School: Darver (C.), Dundalk (roll number 10547)
- Location:
- Darver, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ní Mhuireagain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0667, Page 083
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- The maraiges take place mostly before Lent and just after Easter.
People do not get married at Shrove or on Shrove Tuesday.
The month which is counted unlucky is December and the day is Saturday. It is said,"Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday the best day of all,
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses
Saturday no day at all."The old customs connected with Shrove Tuesday are that the people make pancakes, and the mothers of the houses send their children to the houses next door to get a sieve.
When they go in the other people go over to the fire and blacken their faces.
Stocks of goods are given also such as a cow, or fowl, or some furniture
Her belongings are uasally left on her father's cart at the house which she has got.
People do remember when their wedding took place for they could tell the day and date.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Nic a Mhaighistir
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Barney Boyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Readypenny, Co. Louth
