School: Scádán
- Location:
- Scardaun, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: F. J. Walls
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- (continued from previous page)the clay and never to be seen again in this world. They think it it terrible that the will never be seen again. When nearly all the people are gone other friends stay tying to get the people of the dead person to come home but they do not want to leave the grave side because they were so fond of the person who they will never see again. Then they go home and mourn for some time. A piece of cloth is cut out like a triangle, the cloth must be black and sewed on the left arm of their (the) coat.
A lot of people come to sympathise with the rest of the family who are in great sorrow.
- Informant
- Seán Mágh Oireachtaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Correal, Co. Roscommon
