School: Cloonlyon G. (roll number 12937)
- Location:
- Cloonlyon, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Annie Burke
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- If there is a wisp hanging from the hen's tail it is a sign of death
A line of crows standing on a church is a sign of death
A Bell in ones ear is a sign of death
A hen crowing in the evening is a sign of death.
If anyone misses a ridge in a field without putting seed in it it is a sign of a death.
If you fall in a graveyard it is a sign of death
If you touch the priests garment when he is vexed it is a sign of a death.
A dog crying in the night is a sign of a death.
If a coffin is brought in the wrong way to a house and has to be turned inside it is a sure sign of a death
If a corpse remains warm after two hours is a sign of another death.
The clock must be stopped when the corpse is in the house.- Collector
- Mary Ann Harrington
- Gender
- Female