School: Morton St. Convent Nat. S. (roll number 12349)
- Location:
- Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Miss Annie O' Dwyer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567D, Page 01_163
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- It is a custom that when a coffin is put down in the grave one person throws a handful of clay on top of the coffin. The screws are taken out of the coffin before putting it into the grave.
- Collector
- Teresa Maher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Arthur Coughlan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
- In olden times when a woman used to be waked they used lay the corpse on four chairs(continues on next page)
