School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)

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1. Wake and Funeral Customs (continued)

   

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   The following is the way that Trades were played. Two old-fashioned fellows used to go out bringing with them some younger ones. They gave each other a handful of clay or dirt and told him that nobody got that only himself and when he's go go in to rub it on his neighbour's face. When they went in they used all sit on the floor. There the two men gave orders to start Trades. Each one rubbed the dirt on his neighbour's face and soon they were all covered with dirt.
   After a person died the people of the district gathered in and said their prayers. Sometimes afterwards a very ancient song was sung by an old man. During the night the people were presented with snuff, tobacco, clay-pipes and drink. About four or five o'clock in the morning the women got tea and wine.
   After the funeral people were given drinks by the deceased's friends.

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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

   Ursula Moriarty

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Boyle, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Mr P. Beirne

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cavetown or Ballynahoogh, Co. Roscommon