School: Sraith, Magh Sheasta
- Location:
- Sragh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Gormáin
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- (continued from previous page)and prayer. Everybody fasts from something during Lent. Some people fast from sweets, smoking, eggs and butter.
Ceadaoin no LuaitheAsh Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence. Ashes are blessed and sprinkled on the foreheads of the people. Domhnach na CailceChalk Sunday is the first Sunday after Shrove Tuesday. It is an old custom to chalk the unmarried on that day. - Lá 'le BrighdeLong ago rushes used be brought into the houses and crosses made of them and hung up in the roofs of the houses, on the evening of St. Brigids day. After they had that done they used have a very good supper.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Ó Gormáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sragh, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs Mary A. Whelan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Sragh, Co. Clare