School: An Clochar, Carraig Thuathail
- Location:
- Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. Celestine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0385, Page 244
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- (continued from previous page)58. Wake Games etc.
All wake games have died out in this parish but the old people remember singing and playing of cards at a wake. The rule was to sing at wakes and cry when children were born. 59. "Keening at funerals etc. John Grey, ex-postman, remembers seeing a funeral of old Mr Coppinger of Rossmore.
He says, six women, the tallest that could be found were employed to "Keen" at the funeral.
They walked three at each side of the coffin from Rossmore to Templecurraheen graveyard a distance of about three miles "keening" all the way.
(John Grey is 72 years of age)
- The bride arrives last at the church,and the newly married pair leave first, the other cars following
- Collector
- An tSr. Celestine
- Gender
- Female
