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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 148

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    or sing. At the funeral the people would sit on top of the hearse when it would be going to the graveyard.
    2. At the wake they would have plenty to eat and drink, and they all used be delighted when they would that there was a wake some where.
    3. When there would be alot at a wake they would have a boxing match between the best two at the wake. They also had alot of other games which they would play.
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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
    Thomas King
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymageragh, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs King
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymageragh, Co. Louth