Ash Wednesday

Clareman · February 25, 2009, 12:43pm

Am eating a ham and cheese sandwich right now

Mairegangaire · February 25, 2009, 1:50pm

I thought it was Good Friday we weren’t supposed to eat meat?

myboyblue · February 25, 2009, 1:54pm

Nah, tis both.

Anyone getting the aul ashes?

Bandage · February 25, 2009, 1:54pm

I knew it was Ash Wednesday but the meat thing hadn’t triggered with me at all until I read this thread this morning. I had cod for lunch as it happens but I’ll be having some ham and cheese rolls around 7pm this evening, followed by a Cadbury’s Creme Egg and cup of tea approximately 3 hours after that.

Georgy_Comerford · February 25, 2009, 2:07pm

I wonder will Bertie still put the big lump of ashes on his muttonhead now that he is no longer Taoiseach?

Mairegangaire · February 25, 2009, 2:10pm

I was wondering that meself this morning when I saw the blackend foreheads.

I suspect he kept to tradition and wiped his forehead after cleaning out the firegrate.

Flano · February 25, 2009, 2:13pm

This thread is a non question. What is Ash Wednesday?

myboyblue · February 25, 2009, 2:15pm

You too can be saved flano.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday

BenShermin · February 25, 2009, 5:45pm

Had a nice Harry Ramsdens for Lunch and have a nice veggie Omelette in the pan under the grill as I type. I quite like the Black Fast days, nice to have an excuse not to eat meat.

Watch_The_Break · February 25, 2009, 5:48pm

Would Irish people still expect the politicians to have the ashes?

BenShermin · February 25, 2009, 5:48pm

Today is National Smokers Quitday I believe, haven’t smoked since Sunday Evening, this giving up lark seems like a piece of pish. However t’will be hard when we’re halfways through a pint on Friday Evening:(!!

farmerinthecity · February 25, 2009, 6:30pm

I ate meat today for the first time ever on an Ash Wednesday. Completely forgot about it.

May abstain tomorrow instead - just in case there is anything to it.

BaileAthaAnRi · March 6, 2019, 9:07am

Like most of my generation, I will get the ashes and wont eat meat today.

Do any of ye younger folk observe Ash Wednesday?

anon61878697 · March 6, 2019, 9:21am

No.

Cicero_Dandi · March 6, 2019, 9:35am

Yes.

Fagan_ODowd · March 6, 2019, 10:02am

No

Bandage · March 6, 2019, 10:07am

No.

I’m an a la carte catholic.

Fagan_ODowd · March 6, 2019, 10:08am

I’m a permanently lapsed Catholic

Ashman · March 6, 2019, 10:18am

Is there fish on that menu ?

BaileAthaAnRi · March 6, 2019, 10:18am

I’ve noticed you championing the Catholic cause on other threads so I had you down as one who would observe the religious element of today.