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Micheál Ó Cuileanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0297, Page 170

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    under the chin to close it, long ago a bandage called a marbfáisch was tied round the head for the same purpose, but that is not done now.
    10. When a corpse is fully laid out, a small table is placed at the foot of the bed. On this table five candles are placed in (a) brass candlesticks. If the people of the house have not got brass candlesticks they borrow them from some neighbours who have them. In the same way some of the neighbours lend sheets for the laying out.
    11. A saucer of snuff is also placed on this table and a saucer of tobacco which is generally cut by the
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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