An engraving depicting a woman tossing pancakes on Shrove Tuesday - the feast day before the start of Lent - dating from the 19th century Today - the first Sunday in Lent - was once known as Chalk ...
Today - the first Sunday in Lent - was once known as Chalk Sunday in Ireland. "It was a custom dating back to the 1900s," said Fiona Byrne, curator of History at the Ulster Folk Museum. "Young boys ...