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School: Cloonlyon G. (roll number 12937)

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Cloonlyon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Annie Burke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0116, Page 169

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    If there is a wisp hanging from the hen's tail it is a sign of death
    A line of crows standing on a church is a sign of death
    A Bell in ones ear is a sign of death
    A hen crowing in the evening is a sign of death.
    If anyone misses a ridge in a field without putting seed in it it is a sign of a death.
    If you fall in a graveyard it is a sign of death
    If you touch the priests garment when he is vexed it is a sign of a death.
    A dog crying in the night is a sign of a death.
    If a coffin is brought in the wrong way to a house and has to be turned inside it is a sure sign of a death
    If a corpse remains warm after two hours is a sign of another death.
    The clock must be stopped when the corpse is in the house.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Ann Harrington
    Gender
    Female