School: Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (B.)

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1. History of the Public Service between Ballina and Belmullet (continued)

   

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   a motor service to Belmullet.

   

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2. True Story - The Death Warning

   

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   It was in August 1928. We were sitting around a bright coal fire and my sister was very ill but we did not expect her to die. It was about mid-night and my father was on night-work. He always used to come about this time for a cup of tea. It was very quiet outside the house. We were all surprised to hear a knock on the window where the child was ill. We listened and another knock came. Mother said, "Is that you Jack," which is my father's name, but she got no answer. The third knock came. Then we looked at the child and she was dead. So we knew it was a warning of death.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. rites of passage (~573)
            1. death (~1,076)
   2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Paddy Jordan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballina, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Claire O' Connor

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Domestic worker

   Address

   Ardnaree or Shanaghy, Co. Mayo