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School: Rahugh (roll number 12905)

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Rahugh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Ó Maonghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 224

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    get to the grave-yard.
    The people of the dead person would employ women to weep a long the road after the coffin.
    A lot of wine used to be given around to everyone in the house before the corps would leave.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Geoghegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Pallas, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    James Geoghegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Pallas, Co. Westmeath