School: Athboy (B.)
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Domhnalláin
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- (continued from previous page)keep. If any evil comes to me, O my Jesus waken me. There are four corners on my bed, there are four Angels over head., Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, God bless the bed that I lay on."
People say the following prayer when going to bed in case they might die during the night: "I know I must die but I do not know when, how, or where. If I die in mortal sin I am-lost for ever. O my Jesus have mercy on me."
- When a person goes to bed every night he can say this prayer: "Oh my God I lay me down to rest, bless me oh Lord defend(continues on next page)
