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School: Boyerstown (roll number 13285)

Location:
Boyerstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Thomas Foley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0701, Page 127

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    Oh teach me Lord
    What I should be
    To please God who is good to me
    To please my parents
    And to do
    Whats good and right
    And what what's true
    For always God delights to see
    Good little children such as we
    Whose hearts like angles hearts
    Are full of peace and full of love
    Little children should say this prayer every day
    The cross is tall
    And I so small
    To reach His hand
    Or touch His feet
    But on the sand
    His footprints I have found
    And I shall kiss them thrice
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Boyle
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Curraghtown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Pat Daly
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Navan, Co. Meath