School: Bailieboro (C.)
- Location:
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1011, Page 138
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- "Seven bells ringing, seven priests singing, as I go along. Open the gates of Heaven, shut the gates of hell and let this pure wandering soul in". Amen.
- Collector
- Susan Smith
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corkish, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs M. Smith
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corkish, Co. Cavan
- Before you go to sleep you should put on your forehead INRI. This means Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.
It is said that you will not die in your sleep without anybody knowing. - Informant
- Mrs M. Ward
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- As I lay down my head to sleep,
I give my soul to God to keep,
Now or never I give my soul to God forever,
If any evil spirit comes to injure me,
May the Blessed Virgin Mary(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kathleen Smith
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rakeevan, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs John Smith
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rakeevan, Co. Cavan
