School: Ballyfeeny (roll number 9468)

Location:
Kilglass, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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  1. "I lie down with God"
    And may God lie down with me"
    "The right hand of God under my head"
    The two hands of Mary round about me"
    The cross of the nine white angels from the back of my head to the soles of my feet"
    May I not lie with evil"
    And "may evil not lie with me"
    This prayer is generally said in bed at night
    Show me o Lord thy ways and teach me thy paths
    Direct my steps according to thy word,
    That no injustice may rule over me
    Make perfect my walking in thy paths
    That my steps may not be moved
    This prayer is said when a person is going on a journey.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Mullany
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tully, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Neary
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tully, Co. Roscommon