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School: Kilmore Convent School

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Kilmore, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sr. Lorcan Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0877, Page 134

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  1. Local Customs - Ancient Funeral Customs in Kilmore Parish (continued)

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    This custom has been commonly practised at Brandycross, Sarshill and Tenacre all in the neighbourhood of the old churches of Kilturk, Tomhaggard and Kilmore and also at Barrow in Wexford. In all these places the pieces of wood remaining over from the boards out of which the coffin has been made were fashioned into crosses a couple of feet high and painted in various colours. These were then carried by the chief mourners and placed on or at the foot of a hawthorn or ash tree convenient to the cross roads nearest to the graveyard towards which the funeral wends its sorrowful way.
    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)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Ballask, Co. Wexford