School: West Waterford Branch I.N.T.O (roll number n/a)
- Location:
- Cois Abha Móire agus Cois Bhríde, Co. Phort Láirge
- Teacher: James Cashman
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- XML “Local Belief and Customs - Novembers' Eve, All Souls Night”
- XML “Local Belief and Customs - Holy Souls”
- XML “Local Belief and Customs - Death and Wakes”
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- Everyone should be in his own house on All Souls night. It is locally held that the paper put around the bottom of the candle would not burn even though the candle burns down through it.
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- Collector
- James Cashman
- Gender
- Male
- Water used in washing corpse is place under [bed?]. Gates and doors should be left open after funeral leaving house to allow dead person to come(continues on next page)