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School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)

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Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 164

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  1. Prayers (continued)

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    God bless this bed that I lay on,
    But if I die before I wake I trust in Crist my soul to save, Amen.
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  2. The Drunken Man

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    Once upon a time there lived a wealthy old lady who had a lot of jewellery. She had gold rings on every finger. When she was dying she told the nurse not to leave anyone go near her rings and to leave them on her fingers when she would be buried. The old lady died and the rings were buried with her.
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    Folktales index
    AT0990: The Seemingly Dead Revives
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O Neill
    Gender
    Female