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Irish Funeral customs
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Irish Funeral customs
SusanSnyder29
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Posted: 20 Nov 2003 12:57AM GMT
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Edited: 25 May 2004 11:24PM GMT
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A friend just told me of a Irish man that died this past week. A son put a Quarter on each eye before he was buried. She was told that is had something to do with Fairies. We would like to know the lore behind this custom.
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20 Nov 2003 7:57AM GMT
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Ron Milford
1 Feb 2004 7:01PM GMT
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Gerry G
16 Mar 2004 4:49PM GMT
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