In Irish superstitions, robins can be both a beautiful and sad thing. If a robin follows you around, it's a sign that a loved one is near. However, if a robin taps on your window or flies into your home through an open window, that's a sign of death, meaning someone you know might pass away. This is a morbid one but one that many Irish people believe to be true, including my husband. On the different days his grandmother and grandfather died, a robin flew into his home.