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    by hitting the tea leaf with closed fist till it sticks to the right hand naming the day of the week with each stroke.
    There is a rhyme connected with the cutting of nails runs as follows:
    Cut them on Monday,
    Cut them for health,
    Cut them on Tuesday,
    Cut them for wealth,
    Cut them on Wednesday,
    Cut them for new,
    Cut them on Thursday for a
    new pair of shoes,
    Cut them on Friday,
    Cut them for sorrow,
    Cut them on Saturday
    you will see your true love to-morrow,
    Cut them on Sunday
    The devil will be with you all the week.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Finglas
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baltrasna, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Dympna Condon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ashbourne, Co. Meath