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School: Loughill

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Ballymunterhiggin, Co. Donegal
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Eibhlis Ní Mhathghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1026, Page 134

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  1. Superstitions Regarding Approaching Deaths in the Family or Townland

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    1. A beansidhe is heard before the death of a person, with ‘o’ or ‘mac’ before the name.
    2. If a door bursts suddenly open on a calm day it is the warning of a death
    3. A death follows if a robin enters the dwelling house
    4. A picture falling from a wall foretells a death.

    5. If the lamp goes out at Hallow Eve or Xmas without some obvious reason people believe there will be a death in the family.
    6. If crickets sing sharply all night with out stopping a death follows soon
    7. If a flock of crows light in a field near the house on three days in succession there will be a death in the district.
    8. A cock crows three times at midnight for a death in the townland.
    9. A dog crying foretells a death.
    10. Knocks sometimes come to the door when a person is about to die
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
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    English