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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Tralee (roll number 16871)

Location:
Tralee, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Bríd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0439, Page 224

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  1. The Funeral

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    A short few years ago a great misfortune befell the family of a house here in Ireland. A disease came and swept with it the household except a girl with a hunch back who was in the house
    It was stated in the will that the girl should be buried in her mother's grave but instead of that she was to be
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mícheál Ó Mainín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloon More, Co. Kerry