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Skibbereen, Co. Cork
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Micheál Ó Cuileanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0297, Page 172

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    the grave".
    All the work of opening and closing the grave is done by relatives or friends of the deceased.
    When a person is to buried all the old coffins in the grave are taken up and the new coffins put at the bottom, and the old boards and bones thrown in beside it.
    This is an ugly practice and should be stopped.
    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
    Seán Mac Cártha
    Gender
    Male