School: Lios Dubh (B.)

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1. Wakes (continued)

   

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   day of the funeral those same three women must be present and have a hand in the job.
   Some two or three - never (more?) than two had already set out for (...?) (order?) the coffin and to bring home the things required for the burial pipes, (tobacco?) bread, jam (etc?). The neighbours come to (the?) house in twos and threes never singly entering each kneeling on one knee said (a?) prayer for the soul of the deceased and sitting down was supplied with a (...?) pipe filled with tobacco. Before (another?) said another prayer. They who came (on?) the day were the elderly people and (...?) said to come to the corpse house. The younger folk came at night to the (...?) and generally remained till morning. (...?) of them often (came?) quite (long?) (...?) Their conduct at the wake was not (...?) very becoming. They often played (...?)

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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

   Pádraig Ó Braonáin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lisduff, Co. Mayo