School: Coill Mhór (roll number 16780)
- Location:
- Cuilmore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Ua Claidhimh
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- (continued from previous page)rse should if possible all have the same surnames, and if it is possible be relations of the dead person.
(9) There should be pipes brought to the graveyard and if these are not all used they should be left there.
(10) The dead person should always be brought the longest way round to the graveyard. (1) When a cow or any animal dies on a person they should not be grumbling as if the cow didn't die they say that some member of the family would die.
(2) A person that is buried on a rainy day is supposed to go to "Heaven". "Happy is the corpse that rains on"
(3) Die on Friday.
Be buried on Saturday.
Be prayed for on Sunday.
Old people believe that those who die on Friday have a very good chance of going to Heaven.
(4) Biseach a bháis
It is believed that a great improvement comes in a person before they die.
- Informant
- Mrs Ann Doohan
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Cloonaghboy, Co. Mayo
