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School: An Sciobairín

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Skibbereen, Co. Cork
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Micheál Ó Cuileanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0297, Page 201

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  1. Local Customs at Wakes and Funerals

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    The following are some old customs about wakes and funerals. When a person dies the clock is stopped to show the time that the person died. When a person dies their eyes are open; a penny or a two shilling piece is put down on the eyes to keep them closed. It is a custom to take the dead person to the church the second night. It is the custom for the mother not to go into the graveyard when her first child dies.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Seán Ó Donnchadha
    Gender
    Male