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School: Áth Dara (C.)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
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Máire Boardman
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    Sometimes, men especially make a resolution to give up smoking and drinking strong drink for the season of Lent.
    All dance halls and Theatres are closed during the season of Lent, nothing but hard labour, penance and prayers.
    The fasting of Lent is carried on until St Patrick's day, and it is the first break during Lent, and feating starts once more on that day only, then fasting starts again and hard work, penance, and prayers.

    The Roman Catholics keep the seven weeks of Lent very holy, they give up smoking and drinking, and they drink black tea and use no sugar no milk no butter but dry bread on Ash Wednesday.

    David G. Knot
    15 years
    Adare
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Ash Wednesday (~39)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    David G. Knott
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    15
    Address
    Adare, Co. Limerick