FROM 1870 - 1914 > BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS               1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40               Rosary Beads Rosary beads were sometimes hung around a bed post by practising Catholics. They were used when praying as believers held the beads to ...     Farmhouse Shrine This simple home-made shrine was typical of the shrines found in many small farmhouses. Photographed in Co. Wicklow, the shrine was ...     Holy Shelf This type of simple holy shelf was a common sight in many Catholic farmhouses. The photograph was taken in Co. Cork at the beginning of ...     Friday Fish Many Catholics in Ireland observed the tradition of not eating meat on Fridays. Fish were commonly eaten on Fridays and even poorer ...     Church Records 1 This is a sample from the list of Adherents and Members of the Ormond Quay Presbyterian Congregation, Dublin taken during the 1880s. It ...     Church Records 2 The maintenance of church records was an important job undertaken by the local clergy. This baptismal register of South Parish, Cork, ...     Lent It was the custom for Catholics to take palms to Mass on Palm Sunday for blessing by the parish priest. If palms were not available, ...     Lough Derg St. Patrick’s Purgatory, a holy island in Lough Derg, Co. Donegal is still an important location for Catholics. It is visited for up to ...     Mourning Dress The death of a close relative led most ladies to wear this type of dark mourning dress for many weeks after the event.     Mourning Brooch and Beads Women in mourning also wore special jewellery to reflect their sadness. The beads were dark in colour and the brooch could hold either ...     <>             1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40