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FROM 1870 - 1914 > BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS
 
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  Shrove Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, was an important festival. Big meals were eaten before the ...
 
  Halloween
Halloween was an important festival as it was traditionally regarded as the last day before the start of winter. One custom was the ...
 
  New Year’s Eve
In many parts of Ireland the custom was to prepare a big supper for New Year’s Eve as it was believed that the new year would continue ...
 
  St. Brigid’s Day
St. Brigid’s Day (1 February) was another important festival. It was half way through winter and half the stock of food and fuel was ...
 
  Fair Day
Fairs became increasingly popular in 19th century Ulster as farming became a more commercial activity. They were held on important dates ...
 
  Luck Penny
At markets and fairs it was the custom to ask for a Luck Penny when buying an animal. It was believed that refusal would bring bad luck ...
 
  May Queens
All over Ireland May Day remained an important festival. This photograph of young girls in Co. Westmeath was taken around 1910. They ...
 
  Christmas Turkey
The photograph shows the scene outside a butcher’s shop just two days before Christmas. There are two turkeys hanging to the left of ...
 
  Wake
This canopy bed was made in the late 19th century and found in a house in Co. Wexford. The bed was used by the owner’s mother and when ...
 
  Sowing Seed
In rural Ulster there was a tradition followed by farmers sowing corn. The seed was loaded onto a cart drawn by a horse, but the farmer ...
 
 
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