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School: Hollyfort (roll number 12523)

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Hollyfort, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mabel Vaughan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0888, Page 199

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  1. Funeral Customs

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    The old custom connected with funerals i.e. that of stopping for a few minutes at cross roads and praying, is in many cases still observed. It may be of interest to note however that at the "Black Raheen" funerals stop, not at the cross roads itself, but a few yards farther on, at a large thorn bush near the edge of the field adjoining the road. The thorn tree is known locally as "St Patrick's Bush" and it grows in part of what is known as the "Black Raheen" nearly all trace of the Raheen has disappeared. As St Patrick's well is in the vicinity of the raheen, it may perhaps correct to surmise that this thorn bush was connected with pagan customs before being "Christianized" but I cannot get any other information connected with it except that of funeral prayers.
    From Mr. J. Hayden, who owns the "Black Raheen"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    3. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr J. Hayden
    Gender
    Male