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School: Cill Mhíde (C.), Caisleán Nua (roll number 7959)

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Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0496, Page 351

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    The old women of this locality long ago composed short prayers in rhymes. The prayers they composed are as follows.
    There are four corners in my bed,
    There are four angels over my head,
    One to guard me,
    One to guide me,
    Two to carry my soul to heaven.
    St.
    Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,
    God bless this bed that I lie on,
    And if I die before I wake,
    I pray to god my soul to take.
    Grace in the kitchen and grace in the hall
    May the grace of God be about us all.
    The above prayers were composed years ago and were taught to the children of the surrounding districts.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Catherine FitzGerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick