School: Killeen, Granard (roll number 13752)

Location:
Killeen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
S. Ó Duibhgeanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0516

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    A collection of prayers
    The prayers I leart at home are the morning offering, the recitation of the Rosary, the prayer for the dying, the prayer for a happy death, a prayer to my Guardian Angel, and a prayer to obtain grace never to die in mortal sin.
    The prayer I say when I awake in the morning is I thank God for bringing me safe over the dangers of the night and giving me the light of another day.
    When getting out of bed I say my morning offering.
    When going a journey I put holy water on myself and ask God to bring me home safe.
    When kindling the fire I say that God may give me the light of heaven.
    When going into the church I take off my cap and take
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymacroly, Co. Longford