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School: Scoil na mBráthar

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Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
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An Br. D. C. Ó Heachtighearn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0566, Page 172

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    “In olden times a corpse was waked for two nights in the house.”

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    and walked on by the grave diggers.All this time the Keening of the women could be heard.
    William Phelan
    63 Ard-na-Greine
    Clonmel
    Co Tipperary
    Mrs Margaret Phelan
    63 Ard-na-Greine
    Clonmel
    Co Tipperary
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Phelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Margaret Phelan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary