School: West Waterford Branch I.N.T.O (roll number n/a)
- Location:
- Coshmore and Coshbride, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: James Cashman
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- XML “Local Belief and Customs - Novembers' Eve, All Souls Night”
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- Everyone should be in his own house on All Souls night. It is locally held that the paper put around the bottom of the candle would not burn even though the candle burns down through it.
- Collector
- James Cashman
- Gender
- Male
- Holy Souls. Dead.
Each night the house should be swept, the fire settled, water brought in and chairs placed around fire so that if any Soul would come he could sit down. Dirty water should be thrown out. Tradition has it that in Fitzgeralds House in Commons Ballinatray Youghal there was no water in house. It was late and people had no thought of bringing in water. The jug was taken by some unseen force and placed in woman's hand (name confidential). Once also in harvest time the men were leaving house late at night. On looking at a stack of corn which was made in haggard they saw it tumble to the ground. When they returned morning the stack was still standing. - Water used in washing corpse is place under [bed?]. Gates and doors should be left open after funeral leaving house to allow dead person to come(continues on next page)
