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School: Pres. Convent, Drogheda (roll number 851)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 071

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  1. Customs regarding the Dead

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    Customs regarding the Dead
    It is never right to have the clocks going when the corpse is in the house.
    It is right to take the feet of the corpse out the door first.
    It is right for all the mirrors to be turned while the corpse is in the house.
    It is not right for the mother of the dead person to go to the funeral.
    If anybody falls in the grave they will be the next to die.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. The Stray Sod

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    In some fields there is a part of ground called the stray sod. If anybody is crossing the field during the night and they stand on the stray sod they will not be able to get out of that field until daybreak. One night
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Veronica Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sheephouse, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sheephouse, Co. Meath