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School: Árd Ailinne (Mount Allen) (roll number 13143)

Location:
Mountallen, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Loingsigh
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    Old prayers
    I
    As St Peter sat on a marble stone Our Lord came to him alone.
    O! Peter, Peter why do thee quake.
    My Lord I'm troubled with the tooth-ache.
    II
    Any one says these prayers for my sake
    Shall never be tormented with the toothache
    Peter and Ave and the Creed
    A prayer before sleep.
    There are four corners on this bed, and four angels on its spread Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. God bless the bed that I lie on, and if I die before I wake I pray to God my should to take
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Mc Dermott
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    43
    Address
    Crosshill, Co. Roscommon