School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)
- Location:
- Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Na Siúracha
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- (continued from previous page)light-headed, and if its finger-nails are cut it will be light-fingered. If its a baby boy its bad to let it cry too much it tends towards inward convulsions.
- If a baby's feet are tickled, he will grow up with a stammer in his speech.
When a person turns out very lucky, its said she must have been born with a silver spoon in her mouth.- Collector
- Rosaleen Lallaway
- Gender
- Female
- When a baby is going to be christened, a cinder is tied to the christening shawl.
The one christening shawl passes down through the family.- Collector
- Kitty Bagnall
- Gender
- Female
- If a baby is crying very much a red cinder is taken out of the fire, and placed in a cup of hot water, - then the water is given to the child to drink - afterwards the child usually goes to sleep.
The 18th May is considered a lucky day on which to be born, and the 13th May is an unlucky date.- Collector
- Anna Coleman
- Gender
- Female
- Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,(continues on next page)- Collector
- Rosaleen Lallaway
- Gender
- Female