School: Mainistir Mhuigheó (B)

Location:
Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padraig Ó Cuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0100, Page 043

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  1. Long ago when a person would die, the people would stop the clock immediatly. The night of the wake there used to be plenty of tobacco and clay pipes also snuff. Whatever pipes were not used they would be taken to the graveyard the day of the funeral and left on the grave. They should take the longest road to the church. When the funeral would leav the house the people used to turn all chairs and tables upside down.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Delaney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    George Hughes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo