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School: An Sciobairín

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Skibbereen, Co. Cork
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Micheál Ó Cuileanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0297, Page 169

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  2. Local Customs - Customs at Wakes and Funerals

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    Long ago women used wash the corpse but it is now done by nurses except in the country where it is done by certain women.
    After being washed a man is messed in a clean shirt trousers and waistcoat but no coat. A habit is got and he is put into it. The habit is generally a Fransiscan one and can be got at the nearest convent where the nuns make them.
    The hands are then joined and a bead placed between the fingers. If the mouth of a dead person is open a couple of prayer books are placed
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    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
    Tadhg Ó Conchubhair
    Gender
    Male