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School: Kilgobnet

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Kilgobnet, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Cinneide; Ellen Foley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0471, Page 340

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  1. On Beggars (continued)

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    When they are not satisfied with what they get they say a curse such as "That you may never have a day's luck".
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  2. Old Prayers

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    Long ago when a person would come in to a house they used to say "God bless all here" and the person inside used to say "And you too" or "the same to you."
    When the people would praise anything they used to say "God bless it" and if they went into a house where there was a young child they used to say "God bless the child."
    When a person used to talk about a dead person he used to say, "God rest his soul in peace." When
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Foley
    Gender
    Female