School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)
- Location:
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Br. Ó Héilighe
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 116
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- The Fishermen's Night - Prayer."O Mother! look on us to-night, and guide us safely home,
For we fear the storm is going to break,
that has threatened us so long
The Moon is dark, the sky is black,
Thunder crashes, lightning flashes.
Our fear is quickly departing for we know,
That Mary our Mother is praying for us.The Fisherman's Prayer for a Good Season.Father, fill my nets to - night,
With fish so plentiful
As you did fill poor Peter's nets
On that night so long ago.
My children lie at home in bed,
Their hearts in me are set,
My wife is waiting to sell my catch,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- T. Nolan
- Address
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr Frank Gill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Barntown, Co. Wexford
