Do you know what Shrove Tuesday means?

RTÉ News looks at the tradition of making Pancakes on the day before Lent and where the name Shrove Tuesday comes from.

A Google search returns a paltry 3,800,000 results, compared to 30,600,000 for Pancake Tuesday, and a big fat 251,000,000 for Mardi Gras.

It’s not a word that pops up in everyday conversation, but can also be found in the phrase ‘short shrift’. Shakespeare’s Richard III contains one such Hasty confession, when the unfortunate Lord Hastings is urged: "Come, come, dispatch: the Duke would be at dinner; Make a short shrift: he longs to see your head."

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