School: Ardnagrath (roll number 5963)
- Location:
- Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: M. Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh
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- I heard the following folk prayers.Good Friday
Good Friday our Saviour was crucified,
The bloody Jews came and pierced him through the side.
His blessed Mother was standing by
With a heavy heart and dismal sigh.
Whoever shall say this prayer three times by night and three times by day shall never die in mortal sin or enter the gates of hell. Amen.St Peter sat on a marble stone
Christ came to him when alone.
"What ailest thou Peter?"
"A toothache."
"God bless the hour God bless the day.
For at this hour on this date
No one shall ever suffer from toothache again."Charms
1. If a person buries a sheaf of corn in the ground, having the intention of bringing about the death of an enemy, people say that as the sheaf decays, the
- 1. If a person buries a sheaf of corn in the ground, having the intention of bringing about the death of an enemy, people say that as the sheaf decays, the(continues on next page)
