School: Multyfarnham (roll number 2405)
- Location:
- Multyfarnham, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Tiomáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 295
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- (continued from previous page)The coffin was invariably made at night in an outhouse or barn of the deceased. A local handyman did the work and this man would be insulted if he were offered payment for his labour.
The burying charges consisted of timber for the coffin, chalk-pipes, tobacco, and two or three jars of whiskey were brought home from the neighbouring town.
In the case of a married person the coffin were covered with black cloth on the outside but for young people were covered with white cloth.In my youth (some 50 years ago) the "Caoineadh" at wakes was a usual feature. Women alone took part and the crying was performed three or four times in the night.
At a wake I attended when a youth I heard remark from one woman to another, "I think it is time to cry her"
In this case the deceased was over 90. The Criers were not all relatives of the deceased - only just(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Timon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Multyfarnham, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mary Timon
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Tibohine, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Michael Timon
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Tibohine, Co. Roscommon
