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School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)

Location:
Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 30_007

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    sign that that person will die very soon.
    If a person has a smile on his face when he is dying, that is a good sign that that person will go to heaven.
    When a person is dead, the people say that is not right to leave the clock going, but to stop it and leave it somewhere far from the dead person.
    If a person dies at sunset or any time after it, it is not right for one person
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Katie Kilcoyne
    Gender
    Female