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1. Signs of Approaching Death (continued)

   

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   If a robin hops on a person's shoulder, that person is going to die.
   If the Beanshee cries around the house, there is going to be a death in the house.
   If you see a ghost and ask it anything, you won't live long.
   If the corpse does not stiffen it is a sign of another death in the family.
   If you go a near way to a funeral you will soon die.
   If a hen crows at 12:00 at night it is a sign of a death.
   If you see a white light going round the house it is a sign of a death.
   If the light is red, it is a sign that the death is near hand.
   If the water the dead person is washed in quenches the fire it is the sign of another death in the same house.
   N.B. When the corpse was washed the water was always thrown in behind the fire.
   If the dog cries at the window of a sick person that person will soon die.
   Sunday's improvement (of a sick person) is a bad one. Friday's improvement is a good one.
   When a hen crows at 12:00 it is a sign of a death and she should be left at the mearn of the two townlands.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. rites of passage (~573)
            1. death (~1,076)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   P. Mac Giolla Choinnigh

   Gender

   Male