School: St. Brigid's (B.) (roll number 12925)
- Location:
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: M. Gúld
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0880, Page 017
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- 1.Long ago when a person died in a house the people went to stop the clocks. (aunt)
2. Before herses were in fasion the corpse was carried by the relations to the grave yard (aunt).
3. It was a coustom long ago to give a person who would be sitting at the wake a pinch of snuff and to offer it to the dead. (aunt)
4.Long ago when a funeral would be passing by the people used to walk two or three steps with it (friend)
5. It was said that a procession of nuns in white was seen in Johns Street grave yard at twelve o'clock (friend)
- Collector
- Edward Gethings
- Gender
- Male
