School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)

Location:
Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0386

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0386

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  1. Wakes
    In the olden times the people had a lot of customs at wakes and funerals. They would keep the corpse in the house for two days and two nights. There used to be a great gathering of people at night.
    When they would come to the wake the first thing the women friends would do was to cry out loud over the corpse.
    There would be boxes of clay pipes filled with tobacco and every member would take one.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Blake
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Liskeevy, Co. Galway