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School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

Location:
Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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    They consider that the sea must get its Prey.
    24. It is very unlucky to erase the inscription of a headstone and have another one inscribed over it.
    25. Some people will erect a tomb in a graveyard, only on a day when there is a funeral there. The stone is not erected until the person is a year buried.
    26. It was the custom for an odd number of women such as three or five to sit on the coffin while going to the grave.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Martyn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr P. Martyn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Mulroog West, Co. Galway