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School: Ceann Dáimh (roll number 16173)

Location:
Kinaff, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Mac Cathmhaoil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0122, Page 93

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    a plate of tobacco on the knees of the corpse. All the seats in connection with the corpse should be inverted after the corpse is taken away.
    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
    Thomas Mc Nicholas
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortnasillagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Sammon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Swinford, Co. Mayo