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School: Coillte Críotáin

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Erris, Co. Roscommon
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Nóra Nic Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 341

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    bed: —
    "I lay my body down to sleep,
    I pray to God my soul to keep:
    And if I die before I wake
    I pray to God my soul to take."
    2. This prayer is said before going to bed at night: —
    "Here's where I lie down to sleep,
    I lay my soul to God to keep.
    If anything comes near hand
    (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
    Una Tivenan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornameelta, Co. Roscommon