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School: Ceathrú Mhór (roll number 16289)

Location:
Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Thomas F. O' Hara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 234

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    lifted others take their place but when they are exchanging they never leave the coffin on the ground. It is said that if they did a light would be seen their and it would not be right to walk over that place.
    When the funeral reaches the graveyard gate the priest walks in before it. He says some prayer and then he blesses the grave. The coffin is lowered into it and the priest throws on the first three shovel full of clay. Then the men close the grave all the people leave except the relatives and they wait for a while and say prayers for the dead.
    When they come home the fold up the sheets if they cannot wash them before nine days they dip the corners in water They say that if they
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Cronnelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowmore, Co. Mayo