School: Marshalstown (roll number 12741)

Location:
Marshalstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Macháin
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    A Collection of Prayers
    There are four Corners on my bed four heavenly Angels overspread
    Saint Matthew, Mark, Saint Luke and John. God bless this bed that I lie on.
    To be said fo thirty
    days in Succession in
    order to get some favour.
    Here God lay me down to sleep to God I give my soul to keep and if I die before I wake to God I give my soul to take.
    To be said at night
    Nancy Murphy
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Murphy
    Gender
    Female
  2. God give me grace for this day
    To be said when lighting
    the fire.
    When beginning work I begin in the name of God.
    When entering a Church. God be Merciful to me a Sinner.
    Mary O Connor
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.