School: Crannach, Inis

Location:
Cranny, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Maolchaoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0603, Page 104

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  1. 1. When any person dies a man is sent to the back door so that no one could go in and out that door whilst the coffin is going out the other door.
    2. The door that the coffin goes out is left open until the people come home.
    3. When a horse dies the place where it is buried is burned so that the next horse may not die of the same disease.
    4. In the night when people
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Browne
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cranny, Co. Clare