Scoil: Coronea, Arva

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1. Country Wakes (ar lean)

   

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   neighbours of the deceased pay money which is called "offerings" and the priests of the Parish divide the money between themselves. At every chapel there is a graveyard and the grave is sunk and the Priest throws in the first shovel of clay. Then the grave is closed and the shovels are placed in the form of a cross on the grave.
   Long ago in this district there was no priest and the people buried the dead themselves. A certain man dressed himself up like a Priest. The name of the man than done this in this District was called Mc. Loughin and he used to bury everybody. One time a long ago a performance of marriage took place at a wake. The pair that were supposed to be married were John Navan and Marie Fitzmaurice but of course this only did for the night. That

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   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Annie P. Duignan

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