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School: Tobar Ruadh

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Toberroe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0040, Page 0209

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    on the coffin and until they would reach the church.
    Long ago they would not leave them in the chapel for a night at all but they would bury them on that day. They also used to put the dead over-board on the kitchen table long ago.
    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
    Mary Naughton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonlyon, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    43
    Address
    Cloonlyon, Co. Galway