School: Cor Bealaigh
- Location:
- Corbally, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Marcacháin
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- (continued from previous page)John Reape used to go round thatching. He used to thatch five widths of a ladder in a day. He was a well-known thatcher. He made his living by thatching.
- When a person dies his body is washed and cleaned, and a brown habit is put on it; white stockings are put on his feet, and white gloves on his hands. He is then laid on a board with his hands joined, and a crucifix in them.
When they are preparing, the nail white sheets over the bed and a small table is left outside the bed for the lighted candles. They go out to their neighbour's house(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bartly Queenan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Muingwore, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mrs Battle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Muingwore, Co. Sligo
