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School: Cluainteach (roll number 10298)

Location:
Cloontagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Buadhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 244

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  1. Funeral Customs and Customs Followed when a Death Occurs

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    When a death occurs in a house the clock is stopped immediately.
    No one works on the neighbouring farms in the townland in which a death occurs until the funeral is over.
    On the occasion of a funeral four men of sur-name of the deceased bear the coffin from the house to the hearse. The same four men carry the coffin to the cemetery.
    The coffin is placed in such fashion as to
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    T. Prunty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Breanriskcullew, Co. Longford