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School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)

Location:
Dunleer, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0673, Page 146

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    1. We sometimes get valuable information from the old people regarding old customs. In olden times they used put the following customs in practice.
    2. They used provide everyone with a pipe and tobbacco, and snuff for the women.
    The priest used say mass in the house of the dead person.
    They used wake the dead person on a table.
    The neighbours would gather in and make merry, and they would tell each about there adventures
    At the funeral
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    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
    Kevin Mc Ardle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr H. Skelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Hammondstown, Co. Louth