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School: Mullinahone (C.) (roll number 15363)

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Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
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Máire Ní Shéaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 389

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  3. XML “Shrove Tuesday”
  4. XML “Chalk Sunday”
  5. XML “May Day”

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  2. Chalk Sunday

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    The Sunday after Shrove Tuesday is called Chalk Sunday. Any person who was expected to be married during Shrove and failed to do so was chalked unknown to himself as he passed into Mass, causing a laugh to the congregation. This custom was practised in Mullinahone to twenty years ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Compsey, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mary Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47
    Occupation
    Miller
    Address
    Compsey, Co. Tipperary

  3. May Day

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    In former years wells were skimmed about three or four o'clock on May morning. Eggs were put in people's crops in order to take their produce.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit