School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)
- Location:
- Dunleer, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ó Ceallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)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.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Thomas King
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymageragh, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mrs King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymageragh, Co. Louth