School: Loughill
- Location:
- Ballymunterhiggin, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eibhlis Ní Mhathghamhna
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- 1. A beansidhe is heard before the death of a person, with ‘o’ or ‘mac’ before the name.2. If a door bursts suddenly open on a calm day it is the warning of a death3. A death follows if a robin enters the dwelling house4. A picture falling from a wall foretells a death.
5. If the lamp goes out at Hallow Eve or Xmas without some obvious reason people believe there will be a death in the family.6. If crickets sing sharply all night with out stopping a death follows soon7. If a flock of crows light in a field near the house on three days in succession there will be a death in the district.8. A cock crows three times at midnight for a death in the townland.9. A dog crying foretells a death.10. Knocks sometimes come to the door when a person is about to die