Was in my parents’ house recently when my mammy was spring cleaning and I noticed she had this dismembered, semi-mummified Child Of Prague statue put aside for dusting. Despite it lacking hands and it’s face obscured by what looks like 50 year old sellotape, it wasn’t going out in the bin. After she dusted it, it went back into the press where it will lay hidden for several more years.
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Hi Grannymar, yes I think they are designed to break within a week of ownership! I don’t think my mam is really that much into the statues either, probably just afraid to throw it out
Years ago when I was a child, my late father woke up and headed to the loo. Instead of turning what he thought was the handle of the door he grabbed the head of the Child of Prague and took it clean off. That explains how the one in our house lost its head. I bet you could build up a great collection of anecdotes in this comments column on this one. Thanks for the memories!
ha, ha. Brilliant Danny. Seems like a lot of people have managed to smash up these statues in Irish homes.
I believe the headless ones are luckier.
You leave them outside the night before a wedding and you’ll have nice weather. But it has to be headless – seemingly !
Hi Karen
Yes there seems to be many myths about whether they are luckier with or without heads! It’s all a bit mad