School: O'Brennan, Baile Mhic Ealgóid, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Tonreagh Lower, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Loingsigh
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- (continued from previous page)is the last Sunday of Shrove, and that on that day the men used have chalks and chalked everybody that was the age to get married but did not.
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- Informant
- Mrs E. Reidy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Maglass, Co. Kerry
- Shrove Tuesday falls on the night before Ash Wednesday. Pancakes are made and eaten as a farewell feast to Shrove.
- Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after Lent. In the old times no eggs were eaten during Lent therefore there were many eggs spared for Easter Sunday. Tea was taken black on " Black Fast Days ". Pots of eggs(continues on next page)