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School: Caladh (B.) (roll number 11920)

Location:
Callow, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126F, Page 07_009

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    the people gathered it. Soon after that it was frozen and the frost lasted for six weeks.
    They used to shake straw under the horses feet to stop them from slipping. When the people used to be bringing a corpse to the graveyard at that time they would put straw ropes under the coffin and bring it to the graveyard on the top of the ice.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthony Mc Nulty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rinbrack, Co. Mayo