School: Bán-Tír (B.) (roll number 2803)
- Location:
- Banteer, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Síothcháin
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- Night Offering
I Here I lay me down to sleep,
To God I give my soul to keep;
And if I die before I wake,
To God I give my soul to take.
There are four corners to my bed,
And four bright Angels over-head;
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John,
God bless this bed, that I lay on.
- Collector
- John Kelleher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromcummer More, Co. Cork
- Informant
- John Kelleher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromcummer More, Co. Cork
- Night Offering
II There are four corners to my bed,
There are four angles over-head,
One to guard me, one to guide me,
And two to bear my soul to Heaven.Prayer of an old beggar-man, who was assisted
"May a row of winged angels, with flaming torches
light you on your way to Heaven.""May the Lord take your soul, on the day that you die,
Away up through the clouds, to the Heavens on high." - Informant
- Con Linehan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrigane, Co. Cork
