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School: Ráth Bhán (roll number 15996)

Location:
Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Ss Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 019

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  1. Local Customs (continued)

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    old custom held: when the corpse is leaving the house the people turn down the forms and chairs.
    There was once an old woman living in a house.
    Her husband had just died and some people were in the corpsehouse.
    There were a good many young boys in the house
    At the bottom of the house there were a few bags of turnips.
    The lads stole some of the turnips and began eating them.
    The woman of the house thought the dead man's knees were
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Norah Walshe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryfadda, Co. Mayo