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  1. Local Prayers

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    When going on a journey the old people had a beautiful prayer namely Go n-eirigh an bóthar leat. When going to bed they used say
    Tá ceithre cúinne ar mo leabaidh
    Tá ceithre Aingeal ar mo ceann
    Dá bhfinn bhás thar mhaidin
    Go flathas Dé go raghaid m'anam
    The English of this prayer is
    There are four corners in my bed
    There are four Angels over my head
    One to to guard me
    One to guide me
    And two to carry my poor soul to heaven
    And if I die before I wake
    To God I give my soul to take
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jerry Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathduane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Rathduane, Co. Cork