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School: Clara (roll number 16116)

Location:
Clara Upper, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máire Ní Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 417

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  1. Wake and Funeral Customs in Clara, Co. Kilkenny (continued)

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    early morning by the "grave diggers"- these are working men employed round the place& they usually receive a pint of whiskey for their trouble. They don't usually take money.
    Burial - When the coffin is lowered into the grave these grave-diggers throw the stones & clay over it. When the grave is closed in, the priest recites the prayers over it. When these are finished the burial is over & people return home.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary K Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Female