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School: Boher (roll number 9409)

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Bracknahevla, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Kavanagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0744, Page 118

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    opened hand. Then he stood up and tried to find out the man that struck him. When he discovered the striker, the striker would then have to stoop down in same position and take a stroke.
    The above games played at wakes until about 30 years ago in this district. Clay pipes and tobacco done away with at wakes twenty or twenty five years ago.
    Keening at funerals discontinued about forty five years ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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