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School: Killorglin (C.) (roll number 12833)

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Killorglin, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Úna Nic Coluin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0434, Page 181

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    When a wake was held long ago, the women of this place would come in and cry around the corpse and if another woman came in after they would sing a song called a "Caoine".
    "Caoining" is still done also at the wakes and it is done also when the corpse is put into the grave.

    Clay pipes and snuff are distributed at wakes - on one is supposed to refuse either.

    There are always thirteen candlesticks put on a table near the corpse, one candle of which is never lighted: these candles represent Our Lord and His twelve apostles - the unlighted candle stands for Judas.
    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
    Póilín Ní Fhoghludha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killorglin, Co. Kerry