School: Slane (C.) (roll number 4852)
- Location:
- Slane, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Josephine Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0713, Page 215
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- (continued from previous page)are supposed to sacred vessels which were buried there by a priest who was fleeing from Cromwell's solders in the Penal days. This moat is not far from a ruined chapel to which the sacred vessels were supposed to belong and the remains of the ruins are still to be seen in the field of Gernonstown near Slane Co. Meath. So that ends the story of this peculiar moat.
- When going to bed at night was said."I lay me down with God,
May he rest here also
His guarding arms about me head,
His cross my limbs below.
Where would'st thou lay thee down?
Twixt Mary and her son
Brigid and her bright manle (?)
Colomb and his (?) handle,
At morning whre would thou rise?
With Patrick to the skies."
