School: Pres. Convent, Drogheda (roll number 851)
- Location:
- Droichead Átha, Co. Lú
- Teacher: Sr. M. Patrick
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- Customs regarding the DeadIt is never right to have the clocks going when the corpse is in the house.
It is right to take the feet of the corpse out the door first.
It is right for all the mirrors to be turned while the corpse is in the house.
It is not right for the mother of the dead person to go to the funeral.
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- Collector
- Veronica Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Síopús, Co. na Mí
- Informant
- Mrs Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Síopús, Co. na Mí