Scoil: Carrowmore

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1. Superstitions in this School District (ar lean)

   

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   of death. A cricket coming to a house where there have not been any denotes death. This cricket leaves after the death. If the cricket stays it is a lucky sign.
   The cock's crowing after sunset is heard with grave alarm as a sign of death especially if early in the night. Sometimes people kill the cock only to find that the crowing is taken up by a hen which is a much worse omen. A hen crows before a person about to meet with a sudden death or death by accident. Two women from district were going to the shore for a cnuasach and as they were leaving street a hen crew before them, and they were both drowned.
   A wren coming into a house is sign of death. The robin comes in to herald news generally of a hopeful nature. To meet a pig is considered unlucky if it is first thing met in morning.
   To keep tame pigeons is considered unlucky. To keep a white tame rabbit is unlucky and a hare coming about a house is not good.
   It is said if hare ran before pregnant woman child will have a hare lip. A raven appearing or croaking near a house is a sign of death. The crops too are kept under observation lest any "miss" is to be found in a drill.

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