Folk Practices

Many of the cultural practices that were the norm in Cavan Town in the 1930s , such as the Wren Boys on St.Stephen's Day and the making of reed crosses on St.Brigit's Day, are still observed today (although not as widely anymore it would seem).
Another thing that we discovered from our investigation of the library's stock of microfilm is that the people of Cavan were obsessed with potato cakes and boxty. Much to our teacher's horror it was discovered that several of the class hadn't eaten either before. After swimming today we got stuck into some warm, buttered potato cake fresh off the pan