Lledrith Spectre Of A Person
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DEATH PORTENTS.
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Welsh Folk-lore
This apparition of a friend has in the Scotch wraith, or Irish fetch its
counterpart. It has been said that people have seen friends walking to
meet them, and that, when about to shake hands with the approaching
person, it has vanished into air. This optical illusion was considered
to be a sign of the death of the person thus seen.