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    Long ago the old people had clay pipes and snuff at wakes. There was a man coming home from a wake alone, and he met his companion on his way home, he told him that he should not come home alone, the man he was talking to was dead, so this man was dead himself for that day twelve months.
    Long ago the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Hannon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    James Hannon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    43
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry