School: Bunlahy, Granard
- Location:
- Bunlahy, Co. Longford
- Teachers: Mrs Brady Cáit Bean Uí Bhrádaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 158
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- That's God blessing may attend you night, noon and morning.
That the world may wonder at the luck you'll have.
God mark you with grace.
God may put us all by an ill hour
God between us and harm (telling of any accident or misfortune)
God give us the light of heaven (said when the candle is lighted)
The blessing of God Almighty, Father Sun,and Holy Ghost may light down on you.
God send showers of luck on you.
God guide everyone's rearin.
That the devil may never know you're dead till you're seven weeks in heaven.
The devil shun you
That the devil may never see a sight of you.
That you may live till I kill you.
That you may be better every day you rise.
God may have you in His keeping and that he may prove His blessings on everything you do (said to a young priest 1931(continues on next page)
