School: Coillte Críotáin

Location:
Erris, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Nóra Nic Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 340

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    1. Some of the old people have some pretty prayers that never appeared in print or that they had never read in Books. Here are some of the prayers which are said by people when they are going on a journey: —
    "Oh my God, I give Thee thanks for all that I have received from Thee this day. Give me light to see what sins I have committed this day and give me Grace to be sorry for them. Amen."
    Some old prayers date back to the Middle Ages. Here is a prayer to say when we are going to
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Tivenan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornaglia, Co. Roscommon