School: Cloran (roll number 5282)
- Location:
- Cloran and Corcullentry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Síle Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0350
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- (continued from previous page)Handing round snuff and tobacco and clay-pipes to the people at a wake.
In some places the clock is stopped the minute the person dies.
The Office of the Dead is read the night the person dies.
Games are played such as "The Cobbler and the Tinker".
Nothing new should be worn to a funeral.
It is not lucky for people to go into any house going or coming from a wake.
It is lucky for rain to fall on a corpse, and it is also lucky for the sun to shine on a bride and bridegroom.
Happy is the corpse that the rain rains on,
Happy is the bride that the sun shines on".
It is unlucky to go into a cemetry not having any business.
It is unlucky to make a grave on a Tuesday.
Long ago clay pipes and tobacco were distributed at a wake and every(continues on next page)
