School: Dhuish
- Location:
- Dooish, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1013, Page 237
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- (continued from previous page)in order to bring bad luck to the inhospitable pair.
Unlucky to stand sponser for two children in one year. One is supposed to die.
Unlucky to purchase cradle for first born
Wells in locality are all cleaned out on May Eve and sprinkled with lime. Sometimes they were surrounded with may flowers. Rings made from the Rowan tree tied with a bit of red flannel were put on the cows tail on May Eve. This prevented any kind of witchcraft during the year.
St Brigids Eve
It was usual to make crosses of rushes or straw. These were first placed under supper dishes and after put on the roofs of houses. It was usual to see a roof covered over with the crosses of succeeding years.
Shrove Night or Pancake Tuesday was night before Ash Wednesday before the Lenten Fast. On this night the supper consists of bacon and pancakes. An old saying survives 'its a lonesome shrove wihthout bacon'. The market following was know was Mapjad na Reigick. This was celebrated by pinning ash bags on those who did not get married in the usual rush before Lent. Sometimes as many as none pairs would be married in the week before Shaft.(continues on next page)
