School: Scoil an Churnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

Location:
Newcastle, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pr. Ó Fionnmhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0488, Page 254

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  1. Shrove Tuesday
    Many marriages take place on Shrove Tuesday because it is the last day for getting married until Lent is ended. Pancakes are made on that day so as to have a feed of eggs before the forty long days of fasting. There is a custom in this district called Sceilg. All the boys and some men go around the surrounding districts with long ropes. Every bachelor they meet they tie him with the ropes. When they have many caught they tie them all to trees, in the town they tie them to lamp-posts.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Shrovetide (~188)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glendiheen, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Tim Aherne
    Gender
    Male