School: Dún Átha, Carraig an Chabhaltaigh

Location:
Doonaha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Ed J. Headtromóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0633, Page 339

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    7. When taking a coffin to the church or into a graveyard it should not be taken by any short cuts but rather by the longest way round.
    8. Can’t bury a second person in a grave for a year + a day after the previous burial.
    9. People visit and tidy the grave on the “Month’s mind” — a month after burial.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English