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The Fading Year is an Irish folklore blog created and curated by Nev Swift, and founded in October 2015. Inquiries can be made to [email protected]

 Dublin City, Ireland
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For all the April Fools and Foolers out there #allfoolsday #aprilfools #irishfolklore thefadingyear.wordpress.com/…

All Fools’ Day & Sending the fool Farther

Manannán Mac Lir, 1896; ‘The first of this month is universally known as “All Fools Day,” but why the name or whence the custom of “fooling” people originated I have not been able to ascertai…

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Holy Thursday -Some Dublin Traditions for the Last Sunday of Lent #holythursday #irishfolklore #dublinfolklore thefadingyear.wordpress.com/…

Holy Thursday – Some Dublin Customs for the Last Thursday in Lent

As the name suggests Holy Thursday is traditionally a day for devotion and prayer, with attendance at Mass occupying a central position in the day’s proceedings. Chapels, churches and cathedrals ac…

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The Feast of the Annunciation or Lady Day in March thefadingyear.wordpress.com/… #feastoftheannunciation #ladyday #irishfolklore

The feast of the Annunciation or Lady Day in March

The feast of the Annunciation, 25 March, also known in many areas as “Lady Day in March”, is one of the three “Lady Days” which are widely celebrated across Ireland, the other two being Candlemas w…

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The Weather of March & Irish Folklore #folklore #weatherfolklore #irishfolklore #marchfolklore thefadingyear.wordpress.com/…

The Weather of March & Irish Folklore

In Ireland all types of weather including strong winds, heavy rain, sunshine, and even the icy conditions of winter are associated with the month of March. The erratic weather that invariably accom…

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The First Sunday of Lent – Chalk Sunday

The first Sunday of Lent was once widely known as Chalk Sunday from the Irish tradition of marking the clothes of unmarried persons at the chapel gate as they made their way to or from Mass on the …

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For those who fail to marry during Shrovetide #https://thefadingyear.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/shrove-tuesday-as-skellig-night-3/ shrovetide #skellignight #pancaketuesday #irishfolklore #folklore thefadingyear.wordpress.com/…

Shrove Tuesday as Skellig Night

In the south of Ireland up until the early years of the twentieth century Shrove Tuesday was popularly known as “Skellig Night” and named after a belief that Lent began a week later on the Skellig …

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The Lucky Tosser: Shrove Tuesday, Pancakes and Marriage Predictions #shrovetuesday #pancaketuesday #folklore #irishfolklore thefadingyear.wordpress.com/…

The Lucky Tosser: Shrove Tuesday, Pancakes & Marriage Predictions

James Mooney, 1889; ‘In the evening, the young folks – and the old ones as well – gather round the turf fire to learn by “tossing a pancake,” what is to be the of their future marriage ventures. A …

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Saint Gobnait’s Day - 11 February #stgobnait #saintgobnait #folklore #irishfolklore thefadingyear.wordpress.com/…

Saint Gobnait’s Day

Mananaan Mac Lir; ‘The 11th of February is the Feast of St Gobinet. At this date a large cattle fair – “the fair of St Gobinet’s Well” – was, up till recent times, held in the tow…

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The Traditions & Beliefs of Candlemas Day in Ireland thefadingyear.wordpress.com/… #candlemasday #candlemassday #irishfolklore #folklore
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Burns Night in Dundalk thefadingyear.wordpress.com/… #BurnsNight2021 #burnsnight #Dundalk #LouthChat #irishfolklore #Folklore

Burns Night in Dundalk

John Swift, Dundalk; ‘Among them (tombstones in graveyard at Saint Nicholas Church, Dundalk) was one that could have been considered relatively modern. That was the one erected over the grave of Ro…

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Tory Island & the Half Marrying Tradition at Shrovetide thefadingyear.wordpress.com/… #shrovetide #irishfolklore #folklore #Donegal #Donegalfolklore #toryisland
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Twelfth Night in Ireland thefadingyear.wordpress.com/… #twelfthnight #folklore #irishfolklore
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The first Monday of the year - Hansel Monday thefadingyear.wordpress.com/… #hanselmonady #handselmonday #folklore #irishfolklore
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Irish New Year’s Eve Traditions & Beliefs Happy New Year - 2021 thefadingyear.wordpress.com/… #newyearsday #irishfolklore # folklore
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The Feast of the Holy Innocents & Cross Days - 28 December thefadingyear.wordpress.com/… #folklore #Irishfolklore #feastoftheholyinnocent
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Saint Stephen’s Day & the Wren Boys thefadingyear.wordpress.com/… #wrenboys #saintstephen #irishfolklore #folklore
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Christmas Eve & the City Below Lough Gur thefadingyear.wordpress.com/… #ChristmasEve2020 #Irishfolkore #folklore #Limerick
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Account from Patrick Kavanagh of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception & the Mumming Tradition in Inniskeen, County Monaghan, 1922 thefadingyear.wordpress.com/… #folklore #Irishfolklore #mummers #Inniskeen #monaghan #PatrickKavanagh
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The Full Moon & the Fairies in Irish Folklore thefadingyear.wordpress.com/… #fairies #FullMoon #Folklore #Irishfolklore #Faeries #aonsí #gealachlán
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The Feast of Saint Catherine in Ireland thefadingyear.wordpress.com/… #Irishfolklore #stcatherineofalexandria #saintcatherinesday #folklore #Killybegs #Donegal #Ventry #Kerry
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