School: Caiseal (roll number 16085)

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   of deceased. The prayer book was left in the coffin If the person were married the ring would be kept but more frequently it was taken from the finger and placed beside the corpse. It was the same (was) with false teeth theywere taken out the same way.
   The corpse was carried with feet forward and put into the grave in a similar manner. All relatives of deceased waited till the grave. was closed and then with the priest recited the Rosary. When the ceremonies were over the relatives would walk over the grave three times tot kill their grief
   White coffins were used to people up to 20 years of age. Those were made white from swanskin, There used to be a brassplate where name and date of death used to be written.
   Three days after the burial there used to be a

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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

   Penelope Durkan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cashel, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Tom Durcan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Derryronan, Co. Mayo