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School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)

Location:
Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 09_016

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  1. Funeral Customs

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    There are many old customs about funerals. When a person dies the clock is stopped. When a funeral passes a house the doors are closed.
    When a funeral is met a person goes seven steps with the funeral. When people are putting a dead person into a coffin the feet that is put in first. When the coffin is going into the church the feet that goes in first.
    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
    Criostine Nic Coistealbh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Kiltiernan East, Co. Galway