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School: Caiseal (roll number 16085)

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Cashel, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Mághnuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0122, Page 293

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    town people see the great sorrow they had for the dead person. They also cried at the graveyard. The priest next came to bless the grave. It was also the priest who threw the first three shovelfuls of clay into the grave. It was considered very unlucky for anybody to go home until this was done.
    Anybody would not sleep in the bed where the corpse was until the clothes were washed. About a week after the funeral a few women gathered and washed the clothes. Sometimes they only wash the four corners of the clothes
    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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Donnell
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    69
    Address
    Curryaun, Co. Mayo