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1. Wakes in Olden Times

   

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   Wakes in olden times The wakes in olden times were quite different to those of today. In olden times when a person got sick in a house, the doctors were very scarce and perhaps the people were too poor to pay one, and it was only a matter of time until the person died. At that time when a person died the people would not take any heed of it but they would say it was God's will and let it pass. If any person died there would be a wake that night and you would think that they were rejoicing more than anything else. That night the people gathered in, they sang and danced and played music,they also played music for the dead person which was very lonely. The people of the house bought

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eibhlín Ní Fhachlain

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ráth an Mhuilinn, Co. Shligigh

   Informant

   Patrick Keville

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Ráth an Mhuilinn, Co. Shligigh