School: Lappen (roll number 2020)
- Location:
- Lappan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Seán Ó Ruanadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0938, Page 147
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- On Good Friday men and women went to the chapel barefooted. It was said to be a cure for the toothache. For the dinner on that day they used to make "sooly" (su le). It was made from oatmeal and a piece of a turnip & cabbage & pepper and salt. On Ash Wednesday, Spy Wednesday & Good Friday farmers never broke their fast until after 12 o'clock. They then took herrings, suly & potatoes to their dinner. At six in the evening they would take tea without milk & oatmeal or potato bread. They would eat nothing more until the following morning.On Halloween night they used to sow salt from the fireplace to the bed & while doing so say
"Salt Salt, I sow thee,
if ever I get a man
or a man gets me
In this night's dream may I him see"On New Year's Day the cattle always(continues on next page)
