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School: Morton St. Convent Nat. S. (roll number 12349)

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Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Miss Annie O' Dwyer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567D, Page 01_150

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  1. Funeral Customs

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Fleming
    Gender
    Female

  2. Funeral Customs

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    There are four candles used at a wake. Two are taken out in front of corpse to show the light of faith and then they are quenched.
    Blessed clay is put
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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