School: Raharney (C.)
- Location:
- Raharney, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs. Conway
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- When lighting a candle, the following prayer is said "The light of heaven to you sould. The light of heaven to all the souls that ever lived,
- When going to bed make the letters J. P. R. I on the forehead and say J. P. R. I. Jesus of Nazareth king of the Jews spare me from a sudden and unprepared death.
- Informant
- Denis Horgan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Grange Beg, Co. Westmeath
- O Merciful Jesus have mercy on me. My soul and my body I resigne unto thee, thy five bleeding wounds that were nailed to a tree, Oh Merciful Jesus have mercy on me.
