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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0965, Page 128

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    people had to carry the corpse on their shoulders. Tobacco and clay pipes were served to those who attended the wake The rosary was recited twice or three times during the night
    Received from, Michael Dolan.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Death and Burial Customs

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    Jim A McGovern
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    There would be four more appointed to bring the coffin out of the house. They would be friends and the same men would bring it into the chapel and when it was going to be buried They brought. it into the graveyard.
    Everyone that would meel the corpse would walk three steps along with it. When they would be going from one townland to another they would leave it down because it was a cusstomer to leave it down.
    Received from Terence McGovern
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
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    Terence Mc Govern
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