School: Ballymakenny, Drogheda (roll number 831)
- Location:
- Ballymakenny, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ní Chearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0678, Page 163
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- According to Mr. Patrick Moore of Cartown Ballymakenny the custom held long ago of opening the window when a person died. The corpse was 'waked' in the barn on straw. The people who came to the wake house sat around on bundles of straw. Snuff was put on a saucer near the corpse and clay pipes tobacco were handed round to the men. The women used the snuff. Food & drink was given at the wake. Wake games were played and the wake lasted three, four, sometimes five nights.
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carstown, Co. Louth
