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 021
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- (continued from previous page)the lid is put on the coffin and the corpse is brought up to the church. (sister)
6. They carry it up if it is near the church and if it is not they order a hearse. (father)
7. It is a custom that someone has to stop in the room all night with the corpse. (mother)
8. The coffin is left all night in the church and next day it is taken out to the cemetry to be buried. (myself)
9. The relatives of the dead person should go first at the back of the hearse. (Brother)
10.They should throw a handful of clay on the coffin before leaving the cemetry. (Father)
11. The grave is to be dug nine feet deep for the coffin to go down in. (Mother)
12. If the person is poor and there is room in his relations grave who is dead he can be buried with them. (Cousin)
- Collector
- Michael Lacey
- Gender
- Male
