School: Dromlachan
- Location:
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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- XML “Signs of Approaching Death”
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- If there comes three knocks to the door or window, it is a sign of a death in the house. When the latch is raise it is a sign of a death.
If the dog cries in the middle of the day it is a sign of death.
If the sick person improves on a Sunday it is a sign of the death of the sick person.
If you hear a hen crowing it is a sign of a death.
If a swan flies over the house it is a sign of death.
If the rainbow shines over a person's land it is a sign of a death.
If a person has bees and they leave from the house it is a sign of a death.
If there is a break in a funeral when it is going to the church it is a sign of another death in the family.
If you hear a death clock ticking at night it is a sign of a death.
If the crickets leave a house it is a sign of a death.
If the crows begin to build around a house it is a sign of a death in that house.(continues on next page)- Collector
- P. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
- Gender
- Male