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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0965, Page 169

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    Shrove Tuesday is the Tuesday before Lent and it is the last day for getting married, that is any person could not get married until Lent would be out. Every body about would be watching for the young ladies and gentlemen to get married on Shrove Tuesday but devil a much of them get wed. Then the old men and women would be mobbing them when they did not get married. -: They say the man or woman that will get married on Shrove Tuesday will never see a poor day. On Shrove Tuesday every body would get their hair because it is not lucky to get it cut in Lent. They say that the hair would fall off their heads if they got it cut in Lent.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Shrovetide (~188)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary E. Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Legglass, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Terence Mc Govern
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Legglass, Co. Cavan