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School: Accony (roll number 5122)

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Aghany, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Mac Giobúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0136, Page 307

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    do any good for the rest of your life. It is also said that if you fall in the graveyard you will be dead before that day twelve months. The funeral always goes the long road for fear of the persons ghost coming back again. It is not right to bring a funeral on a new road or on a shortcut. The old customs of wakes and funerals are all almost dead away now.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Halloween (~934)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Pat Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghany, Co. Mayo