School: Tamhnach, Inis
- Location:
- Toonagh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Proinnsias Gordún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0613, Page 229
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - When a person dies in a house it's the custom that all clocks and watches should be stopped so that the time of the judgement should be not counted. Another custom is that the water that washed the corpse should be thrown in a sheltery place. Snuff is left in a saucer on the corpse so that everyone that takes a pinch should say a prayer for the dead
- If two funerals meet it is supposed to be unlucky for the Parish. When going to a funeral it is supposed to be unlucky to visit the sick. At a burial when the remains are taken out as many of the four people(continues on next page)
