School: Gormanstown, Árd Fhíonáin (roll number 5615)

Location:
Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Peadar de Mhóiréis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0572, Page 498

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    by the priest and the grave closed in. When the grave was covered the men laid the shovels across one another like a cross and all knelt down and said a prayer before leaving. Before the coffin was lowered into the grave the screws were loosened in the cover. Wake are seldom hed now as very bad conduct was very often carried on. Instead the coffin is now brought to the church and left there for the night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gormanstown, Co. Tipperary