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School: An Clochar, Cill Ruis

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Kilrush, Co. Clare
Teacher:
An tSr. Pól
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0629, Page 410

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  2. Local Wake Customs

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    A wake is held after the death of a person. Long ago the people were laid out on the table and were left in the house for two days. They were not brought to the Church at that time.They were brought from home to the grave and had a dead Mass at home.
    The people said the rosary around the corpse and then sat around the house on straw because they had not enough seats. After a while tea was given to everyone in the house, then snuff,
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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
    Susie Williams
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowncalla South, Co. Clare