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School: Ráth Maoláin (roll number 16131)

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Rathmullen, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Laoise Ní Ruairc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0671

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  1. Wakes in Olden Times

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    Wakes in olden times
    The wakes in olden times were quite different to those of today. In olden times when a person got sick in a house, the doctors were very scarce and perhaps the people were too poor to pay one, and it was only a matter of time until the person died.
    At that time when a person died the people would not take any heed of it but they would say it was God's will and let it pass.
    If any person died there would be a wake that night and you would think that they were rejoicing more than anything else.
    That night the people gathered in, they sang and danced and played music,they also played music for the dead person which was very lonely.
    The people of the house bought
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Fhachlain
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathmullen, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Patrick Keville
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Rathmullen, Co. Sligo