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School: Riverchapel (roll number 15367)

Location:
Riverchapel, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Brighid Ní Dhonnchadha
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  1. A Collection of Prayers (continued)

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    into the vineyard fill them with the spirit and increase their fruits. We ask this in the name of the Sacred Heart of Christ Jesus Amen.
    Jesus Mary and Joseph may guide us and guard us protect us and save us from a sudden and unprovided death from the hands and mouths of our enemies from all evils both of soul and body and grant us all to be alive and well this time twelve months better in health wealth and prosperity and if we are no better God and the Blessed Virgin Mary grant us to be no worse.
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    I lay my body down to sleep
    I give my soul to God to keep,
    If I die before I wake
    I give my soul to God to take
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    Here I now lay down to sleep
    To God I give my soul to keep
    To keep now To keep forever
    To God I give my soul forever
    Good night God and all His saints
    His Blessed Mother and His Son
    Prayers said when awakening in the
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Timothy Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Courtown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    James Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Riverchapel, Co. Wexford