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School: Tulach an Iarainn (roll number 1289)

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Tallow, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Dhubhshláinge
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0638, Page 317

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    Some years ago, there lived in Tallow, two very old men. One was very tall, and the other was very small. One night, as the two were going to bed, the smallest asked of his comrade, to say a prayer for him. So he said, he had only one prayer, but at his request, he would say it for him. When he got into bed, he said the prayer for him, and this is what he said-
    "Now I lay me down to sleep, The grey backs all around me creep, And if one should bite me 'fore I wake, I hope to gosh his jaws will break."
    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
    Kathleen Holland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tallow, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr P Hartigan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Tallow, Co. Waterford