See Spy Wednesday on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From the idea that Judas Iscariot was spying on Jesus before betraying him. The Middle Irish equivalent, Cédaín in Braith [\"Wednesday of Betrayal\" or \"Spy Wednesday\"], is attested in the 15th-century Leabhar Breac.",
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"ref": "1844 March 30, “Order of Service in Holy Week.”, in Bengal Catholic Herald, Vol.VI No.13 p.174:",
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"ref": "1974 January 23, Seamus de Burca, \"Peadar Kearney (1883–1942)\" Dublin Historical Record (Old Dublin Society) Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 42–56 : 49",
"text": "On Spy Wednesday 1916 Thomas McDonagh gave B Company, 2nd Battalion, Irish Volunteers a pep talk."
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