School: Doire / Derrew (roll number 14624)
- Location:
- Derrew, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Caitlín Bean Uí Maolalaidh
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- The customs the people have at wakes
When a person dies before night they first wash him and then the put him overboard.
It is called overboard because long ago it was on a table they put him but these times it is in a bed the put him.
that night a group of people come in and first say their prayers. that is called a wake.
They play a lot of(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bríghid Ní Neachtáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Furnace, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Brigid Naughton
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Furnace, Co. Mayo