School: Donore (roll number 6668)
- Location:
- Dún Uabhair, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Maighréad Nic Eóin
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- Shrove Tuesday:
On Shrove Tuesday people usually made pancakes.
They do so still, but not in the same way, because most of the people long ago when making pan-cakes used to put in one a button, in another a ring, and in another a piece of stick. The person who got the ring was supposed to be married before the next Shrove Tuesday. The person who got the button was supposed to be an old maid or if it were a man he would be an old bachelor. The person who got the stick was supposed to have bold children and would have to beat them.
The above was told to me by
Mr Patrick Ward, Oldbridge, Drogheda (aged 84)Anna Reilly, (Scoláire),
Oldbridge,
Drogheda
- Collector
- Anna Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Seandroichead, Co. na Mí
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Ward
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- An Seandroichead, Co. na Mí
