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School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

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Cathair Uí Mhóráin, Co. Chiarraí
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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    near the table where person would be waked, twelve candles were lit. six on each side of the corpse, and one would be quenched.
    Long ago the coffin would be shouldered to the graveyard, and if it were a great distance they would put it into the horses cart.
    At present if they wanted to show great respect to a person they shoulder it to the grave-yard even though it be a distance away.
    Given by Mrs Tangney
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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