School: Mercy Convent
- Location:
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: The Sisters
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 045
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- (continued from previous page)their coats on St,Patrick's Day. Some wear green and gold badges which are generally in the form of a harp. Children wear green ribbons on their hair and if they have a green frock they wear it on that day.
The eve of shrove Tuesday is called "Pancake Night" because it is the custom on that night for people to have pancakes for tea. Some ears ago marriages usually took place on that day.
On Ash Wednesday most of the people go to mass as it is the first day of Lent. before mass the priest belles ashes and puts some on the forehead of each person, saying in Latin " Dust thou art, and unto dust hall now return". The ashes are from the palm blessed on Palm Sunday.
There are ceremonies in the parish church on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. On Holy Thursday the Blessed Sacrament is removed from the Tabernacle of the High Altar to a Sancorphagus on the side altar which is then called the "Alter of Repose". The altar is draped and decorated with flowers and candles.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Lawlor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dernaglush, Co. Cavan
