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School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)

Location:
Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Nic Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 571

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    Lord of the Branch led by the flower,
    Sweet Jesus ! come to me in my last hour.
    There is another prayer the teacher told us :-
    There are four corners on my bed,
    There are four Angels o'er it spread,
    Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,
    God bless the bed that I lie on,
    Here as I lie down to sleep,
    To God I give my soul to keep,
    If any bad thing comes to me,
    I pray to God to waken me,
    Waken now, or waken never,
    May God receive my soul for ever !
    They people long ago were very
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Munnelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Munnelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo