School: An Gleanntán, Lombardstown

Location:
Glantane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Colmáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0363, Page 026

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0363, Page 026

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  1. Long ago when a person died the old women of the neighbourhood would come into the wake house crying over the corpse and reciting the praises of the dead man or woman. This would generally be repeated from time to time until the corpse was taken to be buried.
    This custom was called by the old people "Keening their dead".
    In some parts of the country there were women going around for that purpose. They were called "Keeners" and in many cases were hired and paid by the relatives of
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lackendarragh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Edmond O' Callaghan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Lackendarragh, Co. Cork