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School: Ardee (Mercy Convent) (roll number 8445)

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Ardee, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr M. Angel
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    Customs at wakes
    1. The oldest custom at wakes is to know a man cutting and filing the tobacco pipes and every man and woman that comes to the wake has to take a pipe and smoke it if they prefer.
    2. Old men and women leave a plate of snuff on the table and everyone to take a pinch of it and everyone would sneeze and cough
    3. Young boys and girls would have singing and dancing, and the men would have drink also games would be played all night until next morning
    Nancy Mc Guinness
    The Glebe
    Ardee
    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
    Nancy Mc Guinness
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glebe, Co. Louth