School: Clonmacnoise
- Location:
- Cluain Mhic Nóis, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Teacher: P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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- (continued from previous page)will die young.
13. If a child is born with a crooked leg, or finger. That child will be very lucky.
14. If there are two spoons in your saucer it is the sign of a Christening.
15. A Christmas Day baby is supposed to be a very lucky child.
16. A Whit Sunday baby is not a lucky child. To avoid misfortune for it, it must be put under a sod, as soon as it is born for a few minutes.
17. Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is loving and giving,
Thursdays child must work for its living.
Friday's child is full of woe.
Saturday's child has far to go
But the child that is born on the Sabbath Day
Is bonny and handsome, winsome and gay.
18. When a child is going to be(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Ann Kilmartin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 90
- Address
- An Chraobhach, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
