School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)
- Location:
- Monadarragh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhealláin
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- (continued from previous page)11. You should never bring out a baby without tying oaten meal and salt in its dress. 12. It's unlucky to buy a cradle for the first child, you should borrow one. 13. When leaving a baby alone in the house, you should put the tongs across the cradle, so that the Good People can't interfere with it.
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14. It's unlucky to rock an empty cradle.