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School: Ardaghy, Omeath

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Ardaghy, Co. Louth
Teacher:
B. Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0658, Page 147

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    the remains are generally carried, the use of a hearse being rather unusual. The coffin is carried from the burial-house by four people of the same surname.
    On the second day after the death the remains are taken to the local church where "offerings" are collected. After this the burial takes place.
    On the journey from the burial house to the graveyard church the coffin is left for a moment on the roadside at the outward boundary of the townland of which deceased was a native. This is referred to as the "last rest".
    Collected by:
    Mary McQuaid (13)
    Ardaghy,
    Omeath.
    From:
    Charles McQuaid (49) and Sarah McQuaid (75)
    Same address
    20-3-38
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Quaid
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ardaghy, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Charles Mc Quaid
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ardaghy, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Sarah Mc Quaid
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Ardaghy, Co. Louth