School: An Sciobairín
- Location:
- An Sciobairín, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cuileanáin
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- (continued from previous page)oldest male relation of the dead person.
Several times during the night a person goes round with the snuff and another person takes round the tobacco and clay pipes.
- The smokers fill their own pipes with tobacco or take a new clay pipe from the plate and pray for the repose of the soul of the deceased.
There are certain days on which it is not lucky to dig a grave. Monday and Friday in this district.
In that case a sod is dug off the grave on Sunday or Thursday.
This is called "redenning(continues on next page) - Collector
- Seán Mac Cártha
- Gender
- Male
