The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THIS WAS TOLD TO SISTER MARY ANTHONY BARR BY A NEGRO GRADUATE
STUDENT:
IF A BABY IS BORN WITH A VEIL (I.E., MEMBRANE) OVER HIS FACE,
HE WILL SEE A GHOST SOMETIME IN HIS LIFE. THIS IS CALLED
"STRANGE BIRTH."

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Keyword(s): CAUL

Date learned: 00001965 SUMMER