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School: Ráth an Tóiteáin (Burnfort), Malla (roll number 11249)

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Burnfort, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Mac Óda (Archdeacon)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0389, Page 286

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  1. Superstitions Concerning Sickness and Death

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    Signs of approaching death are:-
    If cock comes to the door and crows

    If patient is continually shifting his or her position in the bed, e.g., going from top to bottom of bed.

    If a patient makes an attempt to get up and leave house.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donal Archdeacon
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Informant
    Mrs H. O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    Drommahane, Co. Cork

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    “On May Eve long ago no man would be allowed take fire or milk out of a neighbour's house...”

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    When a person dies the clock is stopped.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    “On May Eve long ago no man would be allowed take fire or milk out of a neighbour's house...”

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    On May Eve long ago no man would be allowed to take fire or milk out of a neighbour's house, or else, if allowed all the milk and butter of that house would be taken during year.
    A man could not even take a red cinder to light his pipe, or buy milk from a neighbour for same reason on May Eve.
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    “On May Eve long ago no man would be allowed take fire or milk out of a neighbour's house...”

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    The bed on which the corpse was waked should not be touched till after the funeral.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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