School: Templeudigan
- Location:
- Templeludigan, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Mhic Ghearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0901, Page 058
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Nowadays, except in very rare cases, the dead are taken to the Church after one night of "waking". This has done away with a lot of the old customs.Tea for those who attend the "Wake" is still a feature, and a very important one from the point of view of the relatives, as no one must refuse a cup. Consequently tea is in progress, day + night; from the beginning to the end of the "wake." Sometimes, wine or whiskey accompanies or preceeds this.
- Jack Stones are still played.
Varities of the Game are :-
Onesers, Twosers, Big Bobs, Little Bobs, Softs and Cracks, Threesers, and Onesers, Twosers and Onesers, Sweepers, Double Sweepers,
