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School: Dunally (roll number 12752)

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Doonally, Co. Sligo
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Florence Egan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0160, Page 133

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    Wakes and Funerals.
    In this district when a person dies it is the custom to hold a wake, the night of the day on which they die. The people belonging to the house have tobacco for the men who smoke a pipeful in honor of the corpse, and snuff for the women to have a sniff of in honor of the corpse.
    The people who come to visit them, stay there until morning and chat, and at some times recite the Rosary and other prayers for the repose of the corpse.
    On the following night they bring the corpse to the nearest chapel and leave it there for the night.
    On the following day the funeral is held, some people have mass for the dead person. The people give offerings of money to the priest. The priest recites the prayers at the graveside.
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    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
    Kitty Rooney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    William Rooney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Faughts, Co. Sligo