An old man in the neighbourhood told me this story:- In olden times it was the custom of the people to dance sing and have various methods of enjoyment when any person in the district was dead because they said that they were gone from this misfortunate world.

Story collected by Martin Comans, a student at Garrdha Dubhlios, Pálás Gréine school (Garrydoolis, Co. Limerick) from informant John Mc Carthy.