School: Ráth an Tóiteáin (Burnfort), Malla (roll number 11249)
- Location:
- Ráth an Tóiteáin, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Domhnall Mac Óda (Archdeacon)
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- Signs of approaching death are:-If cock comes to the door and crows
If patient is continually shifting his or her position in the bed, e.g., going from top to bottom of bed.
If a patient makes an attempt to get up and leave house.- Collector
- Donal Archdeacon
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Mrs H. O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Drom Átháin, Co. Chorcaí
(no title)
“On May Eve long ago no man would be allowed take fire or milk out of a neighbour's house...”
When a person dies the clock is stopped.- Collector
- Donal Archdeacon
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs J. Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ráth an Tóiteáin, Co. Chorcaí
(no title)
“On May Eve long ago no man would be allowed take fire or milk out of a neighbour's house...”
On May Eve long ago no man would be allowed to take fire or milk out of a neighbour's house, or else, if allowed all the milk and butter of that house would be taken during year.A man could not even take a red cinder to light his pipe, or buy milk from a neighbour for same reason on May Eve.- Collector
- Donal Archdeacon
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Mrs J. Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ráth an Tóiteáin, Co. Chorcaí
(no title)
“On May Eve long ago no man would be allowed take fire or milk out of a neighbour's house...”
The bed on which the corpse was waked should not be touched till after the funeral.- Collector
- Donal Archdeacon
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Mrs J. Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ráth an Tóiteáin, Co. Chorcaí