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1. Wakes in the Olden Times (continued)

   

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   the whole affair. They would not know which of them was their own and they would burn their finger trying to get them out of the flames. The people of the house would know well enough that they would be at this game and they would hide the frying pan when they would be going to bed. It is said that it destroys a frying pan to put mushrooms on it. So instead of a frying pan sometimes a fire-shovel would be used, and it wouldn't be over and above clean sometimes. Every time they put the mushrooms in their mouths they would say "God be good to the soul of so and so"
   Wan night there were a crowd of fellas and they wor at a wake over her beyant and it was the pratie-pickin' time and the mushrooms were all fairly plenty. All the lads at the wake had their pockets full of 'em and they said

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   History Edit

   Date

   14 Nollaig 1937

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   Béarla

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Gaelic script

   Informant

   • Tadhg Deveraux