The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09
FAIRY TALES OF IRELAND
Collected IN the Original Irlsh from the Lips
Of Irish StoD TeIlerS



The burial customs OF ireland arc very IN
teresunR because tney tnro" ish. ON De
heis concerning announcer me- peneis we,'
once uniVersei on tniS isano anu arc hei'
yet IN certain way oy soou many PEG
pie. There 10 much variety IN the ouriai cus
toms otthe whole country, put lean reier ohl'
oone Q, TWO oe.eiis wnic" arv ousei'eu '"''
tully IN the peninsula ives, OF h,harney.
when the CONN is roady 70 90 'aken 10 inc
grave the 10 10 haiicd uo"n' out wneh rs a,
tne eoRe OF tno grave .ne mans arc 9fawn ~
p'sced one across announcer OH inc hu' WHICH IL
in arranging the corpse In the coffin tho feet
IN position. This Is done frequently by pin
n,ne me s'o .s 10 eaeh 0.nef 1 out now now,
sse. uons' tne iasseninn s. rs semUNeu oo Ts
corpse n not bound in any way or confined In
tha noasn Tint n IA boid necoss,rv 70 free
The feet Of the corpse is shown BY what hap
psned onds in cahiroiveon: A man died and
dead man eame to tho woman on tho night
after the funeral. telling her that his feet were
bound and to free them. Next day she had the
angs: and left the feet untrammelled.
n. dssd rts. u from their sraVo. time after
49,. 80 =. ,,.a,, insoraason.,n ~. a. r.
by others that all men will rise ages hence at
ssnsan.,, I n y. ,S tho aonoroto movemants
seneo.sD. Dootuos 'he epn'"'o nio'.Nne..'
appsrition on the night OF All Saints. when the
dead como to the houses Of their friends and
sit BY the FIRE. unseen OF all save those who
are to do within the coming year. In view Of
this visit good fire 10 made. the room IL swept
- r,l,xe Irv' n,I n bad
Whom inquired why the nails were drawn
from the coffin and bonds removed from the
Scrpse Mit IA euSm care; some persons saia tnas
An oid custom. and others Ait III at II WAS done
to give the dead man his freedom.
III An sno nrst tale, thnt feiatIng 10 John COKE
feisies Ths hseS ana fpont Of rJohs offsnSy
ipe was that 40 stopped the passage against
she fairies. The first result OF that act was
to another world. Which,. though inyisible to
all between sunrise and sunset and Visible
PetWeen sunset and sunrise to few only, Is
house is held by a fairy substftute with raw.
enous appetite. . sour temper. and a sharp
ncs .n en M oua.ieS OF snch an az nt
daughter. and Who Believes firmly that she
has been put in hts house by the fairies: he
sn a ~, shat ms own aauGhter was TAKEN away
the Tongue OF an attorney" while his daugh.
tor was a quiet. honest girl"
Inc crowninE pr2ois that Cokeley was taken
after sunset. and The siSk man refused beforss
his death to see the priest.
pbn.t h1,t Sera o roley aeTe Is no real
eraI and firm beliei that Ghosts 60 among men
and are active on earth
-,
mere tWAo iarmer N tho parish OF firez
so nN"e "aS 'oni .oheiey' 'ohh was
sns LEI ,, Ioi o'e', Atnu VI he" in'orihaeion.
uouN - ionk way VI al evening TO near
povplo teAu newspapers OUT ne dloht give IN
1919, ~ " wnat oia peopio useo 10 say
ss.e, 'soukn. Tue mousse ne had TOO smau
~ ~ant1u ~ put an aauition 10 IL Ihere
va , an ola passage at one END OF the house
III .., ,nsre ne was gong TO puild the ad-
GItion 1onn mao gossip VINO used to 90 with
= ~ LAiries. ana THIS man passed the way when
!. 80 - 1 uo.,un,uk 'he "fs.
tu"' you arc ooing asReo tho
you See "hat 1 am dolngF said
SensIey:
Couian! you put the ADDITION to the other
ou 49, Y tne mouse anu ieaVo TINS one alone r
1hat wouidnt suit me- answered John.
lou should leave the passage open 80 that
oscly pme couiu ttavel through IL by day. and
!. rna.,s s y, nkn.
..vn .vUnsn taik. saio ooseieH.
49, ~'n. 'o'o the SosSip you 1hinK 80
~ Wv ' "ofu ior It, you may Dc
r.s-,.n e
a., 49, a. $4,000 ,"e "u.i'ion' auu 'e'1 ht-
- - - "In Aoe' 'ue nfep'ace' ano IL
80. no Asp' ms p'pe ana 1ooacoo' ono
hass ~ HU,nS W oou no put an ounce OF TO-
q, ~. - 49,. III , ., was no one smoking
sha- ,e I noaso p ~. i,msen. IN the morning
,I.n. .yiw y. 'u1 tooAeoo ieiI out IN
g ~ " Nno price .hreepehoe ha'penny.
49, .' OK Eraa1 no''ce o, that lew weeks
S ,asot no lose from ms oea IN the night and
Aeeie Htoat hoise ot horsemeh outside. he