School: Cill Mháille (C.), Inis (roll number 14469)

Location:
Kilmaley, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Nóra Ní Asaoid
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    In this parish an old shoe is tied to the car...

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    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
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    The corpse was washed by some neighbouring woman.

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    The corpse was washed by some neighbouring woman.The water that washed the corpse was thrown under the bed,the way the person that was deada would have shelter to put his sins off him.Other people threw the water in an old outhouse.Others still threw it under a bush or in a sheltry place .9 candles 7 or 5 used to be lit at awake .Now 7 .The house where 9 would not be lit was
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