School: Drom Mór (B.), Beantraí (roll number 13095)

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1. A Collection of Riddles Heard Locally (continued)

   

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   Answer: The letter "M".

   

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2. Local Customs Connected with our Dead

   

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   As soon as a person dies in this locality, the clocks of the house are immediately stopped. The next thing that is done it to lay out the body, which is placed facing south or east, with the right hand nearer to the front door, and there are five lighted candles put on a small table at the foot of the remains. When the people of the district hear of the person's death, they go to the wake, sympathise with the bereaved family, and pray for the soul of the deceased. It is usual for the elderly people to attend by day, and the young boys and girls by night. Snuff and tobbacco are distributed at every wake and sometimes wine and whiskey if the people of the house can afford it. The Rosary is recited always at mid-night at each wake. In the case of an old person's death it is often customary

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