School: Beith Mhór (Beaghmore) (roll number 1209)
- Location:
- An Bheitheach Mhór, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0229, Page 436
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- When a person dies, a wake is held that night. When a person comes to see the corpse ; he is brought to the room that the corpse is in. He prays for a while for the soul of the dead person. The night is spent smoking and talking. In olden times ; the night was spent by playing games. The women stayed praying in the room. The men played tricks such as "The nine daughters" and "The twelve pins" and other such tricks. Everyone gets a pipe of tobacco on the night of the wake. Everyone lights his pipe - the men and also the women.The dances in olden times started at about seven o'clock. There was a week's dance often at the cross roads in my district, long ago. It would continue for a week in the evenings. The turns danced were ; - The Brandy,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Rose Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Droim Ard (Magerraun), Co. Liatroma
- Informant
- Mrs Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- An Droim Ard (Magerraun), Co. Liatroma
