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School: Castlejordan (roll number 15974)

Location:
Castlejordan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
M. Nic Amhlaoidh
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    In olden times the funerals were from the houses and the men that were at the wakes were presented with clay pipes and tobacco and the women with snuff. When a young person in the teens died the comrads carried the coffin to the grave and if it was a girl that died her comrades carried white sticks and they were placed round the grave with a cross a the head.
    When a person dies in the house the clock is stopped
    Some of the holly that decorates the house at Christmas is kept to fry the pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.
    People do not throw out the water on Hallow Eve or they might throw it on a poor soul.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    3. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Kavanagh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 70