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The Lenten Season in Old Ireland
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    		  The Lenten Season in Old Ireland
    by Bridget Haggerty

    Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the holiest time of the Christian year in Ireland. For centuries, the faithful have gone to church on this day to have their brow symbolically marked with a cross of ashes. Traditionally, the ashes came from burning the palms saved from the previous Palm Sunday, but, in some areas, the custom was for people to bring ashes from their turf fire into the church to be blessed.

    At least one person from every household attended the Ash Wednesday ritual and they would bring home a pinch or two, so that all family members could have their foreheads marked. And so, with the priest having used his right thumb to apply the ashes while saying the prayer, "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return," the 40-day Lenten season commenced.

    It was once a time of austere fasting. No animal products of any kind were eaten or used in cooking. This meant total abstinence from meat, eggs, butter, milk and animal fats. The frying pan was cleaned and put away.
    For breakfast, a family might have had a small meal of dry bread, or porridge, washed down with black tea - and then the same for supper. For their midday dinner, the meal was usually potatoes seasoned with fish or onions. Families living on the coast most 
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    Re: The Lenten Season in Old Ireland
    « Reply #1 on: February 25, 2020, 02:03:02 PM »
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    • I remember as a kid we used to wear our ashes like a sword at our side. Every day we would dip a finger in the cold fire askes and 'renew.' our black crosses up to a week after Ash Wednesday. That was 70 yerars ago.
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