Scoil: Gort an Iomaire (uimhir rolla 8379)

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1. Death and Funeral Customs

   

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   a. Banshee cries before death in certain families, i.e. Heagney family, Madden family,
   Banshee heard quite lately when member of Madden family died 1930.
   b. If a corpse does not stiffen, this is a sign that another of the same family is to die within the year or within a short period of time,
   c. Feet of corpse to come out door first at funeral
   d. Corpse not to be cried for till laid out, second crying when wake-goods come home.
   e. An odd number of candles to be lit at wake. i.e. 3, 5 or 7.
   f. Tobacco, clay-pipes, and snuff at wakes still
   Old people say that tobacco plant grow over our Lords' grave
   g. Near relatives not to visit the graves of deceased, except in case of attending other funerals in same graveyard.
   h. [Bie?] on which remains are carried to graveyard to be destroyed by breaking and not used afterwards, these are cases in which it was used afterwards but this met with much adverse criticism
   i. Should remains be carried on cart to graveyard the horse drawing the cart to be

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