School: Ballyduff B. N. School
- Location:
- Ballyduff, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Leathlobhair
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- I. It is not right to walk on a grave.
II. When a star falls, a soul goes to heaven.
III. If a cock crows at night, it is a sign of death.
IV. The cry of a banshee is a warning of death.
V. If a corpse doesn't stiffen, it is a sign of another death in a house.
VI. If a person dies during the twelve days of Xmas, he or she will go to Heaven.
VII. Green fields in Winter make a full graveyard.
VIII. A person cannot die in a bed that has "royalty" in it.
IX. If a person dies, some one should wear the dead person's clothes for three Sundays at Mass.
X. Anything brought into a house after a person dying shpuld not be removed till the person is buried.
XI. It is right to stop the clock in a house, where a person dies.
XII. If you meet with a funeral on the day of your marriage, it is a sign of bad luck.
XIII. You should always take a widiw's advice if you asked for it.
XIV. If you count nine stars for nine consecutive nights, the first boy or girl, as the case may be, you will meet, will be the future husband or wife.
