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School: Gortermone

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Gortermone, Co. Leitrim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0229, Page 213

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    (III)
    God Save you 'White Prayer'
    God save you kindly
    Where did you lie last night?
    In the bed of Heaven.
    Where will you lie to night?
    In the bed of poor
    What's that before you?
    Four score of Angels
    What's that behind you?
    Four score or more
    What's that in your right hand?
    Three drops of water the B.V.M. carried from door to door.

    Said for the key of Palestine and let in St Brigid and her cloak

    Those who say this prayer 3 times by night 3 times by day shall never fall into mortal sin or the Gates of Hell shall never enter in.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Mrs A. O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female