It is a bad sign to see a corps [?] It is unlucky if a grave fall in It is a sign that someone else in the house will soon die It is a sign of ill luck if the grave is made too narrow A scattered funeral is a sign that Do not be last in the church yard after the funeral or you will die If two funerals are proceeding together they hurry as the last in, has to mind the churchyard until the next comes Whiskey was given to everyone each night of the wake and at the funeral and tea and meat were given to friends who came a distance When a person died a member of the family brought boards and got a coffin made at the corps house by a neighbouring carpenter They did not paint coffin but it was draped with black clothMatt Smyth