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School: Kilgobnet (C.) (roll number 7842)

Location:
Kilgobnet, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Fhoghladha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0471, Page 210

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  1. Customs at Wakes and Funerals

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    If there is a wake in the neighbourhood you should leave a light in your house all night.
    You should never take a corpse a near way to the grave.
    You should always use the old way when taking a corpse to the graveyard.
    If a person is burying on Monday a sod of the grave must be dug on Sunday.
    If a persons calves are dying a kid should be left with them.
    When a cock crows in shelter it is a sign of rain but when he crows in the open it is a sign of fine weather.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English