School: Muchgrange (C.), Greenore (roll number 7278)
- Location:
- Muchgrange, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Mrs. A. O' Dwyer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0659, Page 146
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- Long ago it was the custom at wakes to put the coffin containing the dead under a table in a out house or barn. A white cloth was spread over it and here the neighbours filed in to pay respect to the deceased.
Several times during the night pipes and tobacco were handed to the men women, girls and boys, and all who could smoked and enjoyed themselves. In order to keep sleep off snuff was was given round at intervals too. The fun and dancing was kept up for two nights.
Mock marriages were often made at these wakes. The parties went through the form of words and some man or boy present acted the part of minister. The Church got to know of this and was displeased at the mockery and forbade such acts and through time this practice became a thing of the past.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Farrell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Millgrange, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Farrell
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Millgrange, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Farrell
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Millgrange, Co. Louth
