School: Cill Chuimín, Durlas Éile (roll number 12538)

Location:
Kilcommon, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Donnchadh Ó Cuinnéain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0542, Page 405

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    “ Go back to your work, make the grave, get down into it and place the spades in the form of a cross on the grave and the fallen Angels will have no power over you “. They did as they were told and the men disappeared. That is why to this day when making a grave or when it is made we place the spade and shovel in the form of a cross on the grave and when we have the person buried and when we kneel to pray we throw the spade and shovel in the form of a cross on the covered grave so that the Fallen Angels will have no power over our dead.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84