Thirteen at a Table
Should thirteen sit at a table it was believed that the first to leave would be buried within the year.
Heather
Should any person bring heather into a house, he brought death to one or other of the family by so doing.
Death Watch
This is a sound, like the ticking of a watch, made by a small insect. It is considered a sign of death, and hence its name, Death Watch.
A working man’s wife, whose uncle was ill in bed, told the writer, that she had no hopes of his recovery, because death ticks were heard night and day in his room. The man, who was upwards of eighty years old, died.