School: Bracknagh (1)
- Location:
- Bracknagh, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Isabella Graham
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- XML “Marriage Customs”
- XML “Wakes”
- XML “Beliefs”
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- Informant
- Mrs Conlan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Ballinowlart North, Co. Offaly
- Wakes
(1) Clay pipes and tobacco distributed.
(2) Snuff distributed
(3) playing games (discontinued now)(continues on next page) - Beliefs
(1) To cure a birthmark - at a wake to make the Sign of the Cross with the hand of the corpse with the birthmark.(continues on next page)