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School: Sraith Mór (roll number 15941)

Location:
Srahmore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Bean Mhic Ultaigh
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  1. Funeral Customs or Beliefs - Deaths

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    Deaths.
    If anyone is ill in any particular house, and if people from same? village are out late at night visiting in houses, they sometimes see lights - like candles burning - leave the house (up in the air) and go in the direction of the local graveyard. This is regarded as a sure sign that the person ill will die.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brighid Bean Mhic Ultaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir