School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Tulach
- Location:
- An Tulach, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Sr. M. Lorcán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590, Page 045
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Funerals
Funerals of now-a-days are carried out similar to those ancient Ireland.
Now-a- days when a death occurrs in the locality all the neighbours first of all flock into the relatives to render their sympathy and pay their homage to the dead.The wake is avery solemn affair and very quiet that night all the people sit and talk during the night until early morning when the crowd slowly wind their way towards their own homes.At the wake in ancient Ireland there were women or as they were called keeners specially paid to watch all
night and wail thus lamenting the dead.
At wakes snuff and clay pipes were filled(continues on next page)
