School: St. Brigid's (B.) (roll number 12925)
- Location:
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: M. Gúld
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0880, Page 040
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“It is a custom to put a rosary beads...”
1. It is a custom to put a rosary beads or cross in the hands of the dead man. (Mother)
2. When a person dies it is a custom to wash him and put a brown habit on him. (Mother)
3. It is a custom to pull the blinds down over the over the windows when a person dies in the house. (friend)
4. Blessed candles are got and put in the form of a cross beside the dead person till he is taken from the house. (Friend)
5. It is the custom for the friends and relatives to hit the coffin with a handful of clay while it is being lowered into the grave (Father)
6. Black crepe is hung out of the knocker of the door with the dead man's name and the date he died. (Mother)
7. It is a custom to give a friend or relative some refreshment when he comes into the wake. (Cousin)
- Collector
- James Bright
- Gender
- Male