School: Naomh Ceitheach, Runnamoat (roll number 8499)
- Location:
- Runnamoat, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Gráinne, Bean Uí Neachtain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0262, Page 123
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- (continued from previous page)This is the way in which the stations are performed-
The pilgrim first goes to the stone slab in front of the hawthorn bush, kneels down, says fifteen Our Father, Hail Marys & Glorias
Standing up he or she bends down,
Kisses the stone & picks up seven pebbles from the base of the slab and journey round the wells until the stone is reached again. While going round Seven Our Fathers Seven Hail Marys & Seven Glorias are said. On returning to stone he or she kneels down and says Seven Gloria's Seven Hail Marys & Seven Our Fathers as before.
One of the pebbles is there dropped. This is continued for seven times. Same prayers being repeated on each occasion & a pebble(continues on next page)
