School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)
- Location:
- Lenamore, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Brian Mac Tomas
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- When the person gets sick, the doctor and priest are sent for. The priest hears the person's confession and anoints them. If the person is old and dies, the wake and funeral are carried out in the following way - When the person is dying the people of the house hold a blessed candle in the person's hands. When the person dies there is a habit put on them. People(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Delia Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sleehaun (Sankey), Co. Longford