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 039
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“The relatives of the dead person are the nearest to the hearse at the funeral.”
1. The relations of the dead person are the nearest to the hearse at the funeral. (father)
2. In Wexford the people who carry out the coffin put their hats on top of it. (mother)
3. The driver wears a black hat and a white ribbon at the back of it. (friend)
4. At a wake the people of the house send for someone to wake out the person who is dead. (aunt)
5. At a funeral the people of the house start crying when the corpse is gone out. (mother)
6. The coffin is put in the hearse a certain way with the feet first and head towards the door. (father)
7. Sometimes the corpse in the coffin is lifted out through the window. (friend)
- Collector
- Patrick Hanton
- Gender
- Male