(gan teideal) “In Patrick Duffy's grand-father's day, whenever people say a raven in the air...” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “When Patrick Duffy's young brother John was dying, while a little boy...” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “When Patrick Duffy's father died, Patrick had eight gallons of whiskey at his father's funeral.” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “At a wake when a person was offered a pipe he could refuse it...” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “A plate of snuff was laid on the table beside the corpse.” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “A wake game called the "Nine Daughters" has already been published in Béaloideas from Mr. Duffy.” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “Another game played at wakes in Drumhalry was called "Shuffle the Brogue".” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “Another game played at wakes was in the nature of a slapping game.” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “Another game played at wakes was known as "Making Poitín".” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “During Duffy's young days the priest stopped all the wake games.” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “The ould Irish wake games" in the Co. Leitrim were, duffy says, more original games than the Longford ones...” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “Of course the very young and the very old people never took part in the wake games.” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “Duffy says that he often heard of mock-marriages like the 'nine daughters' being played at wakes.” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “When the priest wanted to stop the games he spoke from the Altar about them.” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “Duffy says that it is believed that people who do not lead good lives go towards the North when they die.” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “A man who was blamed by a girl as being the father of her child died.” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “No drink is given out at wakes now. The priests stopped that.” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “Offerings of money were made at every funeral in Drumhalry in former times.” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy
(gan teideal) “Coffins were got from the town, or a neighbouring carpenter would make them in the barn where he worked.” CBÉ 0581 Seanchas 3 Eanáir 1939 P.S. Duffy