School: Druim an t-Seagail (roll number 1772)
- Location:
- Ryehill Demesne, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Máire Ní Eimhirín Seosamh P. Ó hUigín Áine Ní Uigín
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- Signs of Death. 2/2/38An ear of straw on to a hens leg gives notice that a priest is dead
A bee in your ear is a sign of death.
If a cock comes in the door during the day crowing, some relative is dead.
A hen crowing is said to fortell death and the hen is immediately killed.
If you dream about a black horse this means you will hear of a death
A dream about white clothes means news of a relatives death.
If a cock crows on New Years Day someone belonging to you will die before the end of the year
If you fall in a graveyard over the grave of a friend will be the next to die.
If you hear a bell in your right ear a man will die. A bell in your left ear signifies the death of a woman.
When two asses bray, a tinker is dead.
If a cock crows during the night someone in the village will die.
If a cock crows less then nine times during the night a friend is dead. If he crows more than nine times two are dead.
If two -- strike together this signifies(continues on next page)
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