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Fetch

In Irish and English folklore, the term for one's double, an apparition of a living person. The fetch is also called a "co-walker" in England. In general, seeing a fetch is a sign of ill-boding, although in Irish lore, to see a fetch in the morning means one will have a long life. When seen at night, however, the fetch is believed to foretell a person's death.

The fetch is usually seen prior to, or at the moment of, the persons death. Sometimes the fetch is witnessed by the person who is to die several days or weeks prior to his or her death. There is the case of Sir William Napier, who stopped at an inn while traveling from Bedfordshire to Berkshire . When he was shown his room, he saw a corpse lying on the bed. Upon closer inspection, he was astonished to see that the corpse was himself. Shortly after arriving in Berkshire, he died.