School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)

Location:
Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dáithí Mag Réill
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    person to the grave-yard that person will go to heaven.
    If the day is dry when they are brying a person that person is going to hell.
    If they play 'thart a bróg' when the person is over bord and the day that they ar brying him (to be) wet that is a sine that person is going to heaven.
    When a person is dead it is right to but three peces
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Armstrong
    Gender
    Male