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School: Colehill (C.), Mullingar (roll number 14673)

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Colehill, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Kathleen Morris
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    blessed and thrown in and neighbours covers the grave; friends should not. The tools are crossed on the new grave and the priest and people kneel and pray. The bier is then broken so that it won't carry the man who made it to the grave.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Jane Mc Guire
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Guire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford