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From Tiny Pieces of Paper do Large Family Trees Grow

Old Girls' School, Corrandulla Old Girls School, Carrowbeg South, Co. Galway

Annaghdown Heritage Society is delighted to welcome Midie Corcoran who will present a talk entitled “From Tiny Pieces of Paper Do Large Family Trees Grow” on Wednesday March 20th, 2024 at 8 p.m in the Heritage Room, Old Girls’ School,

Seán Ó Gráinne – Ó Bhun A’ Tobair: Scéalta le Paddy Greaney

Old Girls' School, Corrandulla Old Girls School, Carrowbeg South, Co. Galway

Join us on Thursday 30th November (8pm in the Heritage Room, Corrandulla) when Seán Ó Gráinne will present and recount stories from his recently published book: “Ó Bhun A’Tobair (From the Bottom of the Well) Scéalta le Paddy Greaney.” Paddy

Cillíní: a Review of Children’s Funerary Rites in Ireland

Old Girls' School, Corrandulla Old Girls School, Carrowbeg South, Co. Galway

In contrast with those of adults, the funerary rites of children in former times, were incomplete and rudimentary. The diminished ritual that marked infant and child death is outlined, and its significance - especially that of burial in places other than the family graveyard - is discussed. It is proposed that the status of children and the inherent dynamic of ritual offer a satisfactory explanation for earlier practices and their recent reappraisal.