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School: Wolfhill (roll number 3457)

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Wolfhill, Co. Laois
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P. Ó Dubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 211

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 211

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  2. Old Customs

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    When there is a funeral going along the road to the chapel it stops at every cross - roads and the people say the De P:rofundis.
    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)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    3. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Rowan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glasna, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Patrick Conlan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glasna, Co. Laois

  3. The Mass Path

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    When the Ballylehane people are going to Mass they nearly always go up the railway and up through Geoghaghan's fields. When we are going to school we always go up the same way.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit