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School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)

Location:
Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 28_007

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  1. Death and Burial

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    They say it is right to stop the clock when a person is dying.
    They say a person gets a happy death who dies on Friday, gets buried on Saturday and gets prayed for on Sunday.
    They say if a funeral is in two parts it is a sign that other person will die out of the place.
    They say a sort of a bell comes in your ear that they call a death bell and when you hear it you should say the Lord have mercy on the dead
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Anthony Wallace
    Gender
    Male