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1. Funeral Customs (continued)

   

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   the corps to get out.
   At some wakes the corps is put sitting up on a chair with a pipe in his mouth.
   An old custom is that at a wake they give out snuff to the women and pipes and tobacco to the men. The owner of these would be offended if one refused.

   

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2. Fairy Forts

   

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   Fairy Forts December 1938 There is a fairy fort near Clonmel The fairy fort is up the Ragwell on the Mountain Road, about one mile outside the town. It is near a beautiful glen and a small stream flows down the glen. Fairies are supposed to haunt it. About three miles outside the town on the road between Clonmel and Ardfinnian there is a cave. The roof is a mixture of clay and stone. At the back of the cave there is a huge hole. it is said to have been an ice house but there are any houses near it now.

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
         1. fairy forts (~5,616)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Jessie Sparrow

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Clonmel, Co. Tipperary