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IN SMALL TOWNS IN IRELAND EACH FAMILY HAS THEIR
PARTICULAR KNITTING STITCH FOR THEIR SWEATERS.
WHEN THEIR HUSBAND S GO OUT TO SEA, THEY WEAR
THESE SWEATERS, SO THAT UPON THEIR DEATH, THE SWEATER
CAN BE RETURNED AND THE FAMILY IN THE TOWN WHOSE
STITCH THAT BELONGS, WILL KNOW WHO WAS KILLED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-26-1972