School: Cloran (roll number 5282)
- Location:
- Cloran and Corcullentry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Síle Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0349
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- If the body of a priest or a Bishop is laid out, in a chapel the head is towards the alter.
If the body of a person is laid out in a chapel the feet are facing the alter.
When a person is been buried the face is to the (west) east.
When a priest or Bishop is been buried he is faced to the west.
If you meet a funeral on the road you are supposed to turn back and go a bit of the way with it.
If a cock crows after dark, it is a sign of a death in that family.
If a dog cries there is supposed to be a death.
A dead bell in your ear is a sign that a poor soul needs a prayer.
A dead watch in the wall is a sign of death.
To hear a bean-sidhe crying is a death sign.
Happy is the corpse that the rain rains on.
If a grave does not sink in the churchyard, it is a sign of another death in that family.
When the corpse is taken off chairs or stools, they are kicked upside down.(continues on next page)
