School: Loughteague, Stradbally (roll number 6129)
- Location:
- Loughteeog, Co. Laois
- Teachers: Brigid Keane Brighid Ní Chatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0837, Page 132
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- 1. If a cock crow after nightfall it indicates a death in the house
2. If you see a person's face through the window after nightfall if denotes death.
3. If a picture fall it means a death or misfortune.
4. To dream of your teeth or of eggs indicates a loss or some trouble.
5. When a person dies the clock is stopped.
6. Don't light a fire in room where corpse is.
7. If you meet a funeral turn around and go back a bit of the way with it.
8. Four men nearest relatives of corpse are to take the coffin out of the house.
9. When the coffin is taken out it must be put on four chairs: these must be upset at once after coffin being taken away.
10. A wet day for a funeral means a happy eternity for soul of deceased.
11. Don't ever remove clay or plants from a graveyard.
12. It is unlucky to wear anything new to a funeral.
13. If a robin come into a house it is a sign of sickness or death.(continues on next page)
