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School: Ballyjamesduff Convent

Location:
Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. Mary Theresa
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    When I lie down at night to sleep
    I give my soul to God to keep and
    if I die before I wake I give my
    soul to God to take.
    The following is an old prayer taken from the Irish.
    May the will of God be done by us.
    May the death of the saints be won by us, and the light of the Kingdom begun in us.
    May Jesus the child uplift my head
    May the Virgin Mary her brightness shed, and Michael be steward of my soul.
    The following is a prayer said by the old Irish when the clock strikes
    O most sweet Jesus I commend to thy divine heart all that I have done in the hour that is gone to be cleansed, purified, and offered to
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lackanduff, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Pat Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Address
    Lackanduff, Co. Cavan