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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

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Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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    Here is my version of the prayer.
    Here I lay my head down to sleep
    To God I give my soul to keep.
    If I die before I wake,
    To God I give my soul to take,
    There are four corners on my bed.
    There are four angels round me, spread.
    Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John,
    God bless the bed that
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    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
    Agnes Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tankardstown, Co. Meath