School: Loch an Cheanntaigh (Loughkent), Cathair Dhúin Iascaigh

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1. Funeral Customs (continued)

   

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   the coffin and close it. It is usually the neighbours that do it. The neighbours would open a grave in the Church yard. The coffin would be put into the hearse. The hearse would go first then the carriages in which the relative would be, then the motors then the horses and cars then the bicycles and the walking people. The funeral goes very slowly. When they would reach the churchyard the neighbours would bring in the coffin on their sholders into the Church. There would be two stands in the Church and they would have the coffin up on them. There would be six candles lighting. three on each side of the coffin. The altar would be all black instead of white. In the morning there would be "Office" and "High Mass" for the dead person. There are usually seven or eight priests at it. At twelve o'clock they would bury him. The neighbours would bring the coffin to the graveyard. If the churchyard was far away from the church they would get a hearse. They put down the coffin in the grave with ropes, adn the spread gross over the coffin. Then 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

   Richard Norriss

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Garranlea, Co. Tipperary