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Funeral : Stone alongside wall at River Street, Newry. One tradition claims that this stone came from Old Killeavy Graveyard, south Armagh, and was set at this spot so that before funerals turned up Quay Street to St. Mary's, coffins used be rested on it while mourners went into two pubs nearby to drink

Abstract: Stone alongside wall at River Street, Newry. One tradition claims that this stone came from Old Killeavy Graveyard, south Armagh, and was set at this spot so that before funerals turned up Quay Street to St. Mary's, coffins used be rested on it while mourners went into two pubs nearby to drink.

Original reference/identifier: E150.28.00001

In collection  National Folklore Collection. Photographic Collection

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Original version
Irish Folklore Commission ; Coimisiún Béaloideasa Éireann
Date created:
Type of Resource
still image
Physical description
1 photograph : negative : b&w
large
Ceist faoin bhformáid
Dath (2018-01-05)
Genre
Photographs   linked data (gmgpc)
Subject
Human Life--Funerals  
Saol an Duine--Sochraidí  
Newry
An tIúr
Republic of Ireland Down Newry
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_16380
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD . Folklore Photograph Collection.

Original reference/identifier: E150.28.00001

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Funeral (Dúchas.ie)
Ceist faoin bhformáid
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Funeral : Stone alongside wall at River Street, Newry. One tradition claims that this stone came from Old Killeavy Graveyard, south Armagh, and was set at this spot so that before funerals turned up Quay Street to St. Mary's, coffins used be rested on it while mourners went into two pubs nearby to drink is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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