School: Ballyjamesduff Convent

Location:
Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. Mary Theresa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0996, Page 434

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    settle-bed. There were also bed know as press-beds that could be folded up like a press in the day time and could be made into a bed at night.
    The floors were just made of clay, and one small pane of glass served as a window. The chimney was of wood and in real olden times the fires were in the middle of the floor with a hole in the roof to serve as a chimney.
    The light they used was a rush candle. They way they made the candles was interesting. A rush was got and the green was peeled off it, all to a little strip on the side of the rush, then they dipped it in gravy and let it cod as it would not burn hot
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  2. Old Prayers
    When the old people would be rising in the morning they would say:- Thanks be to God for the dangers of the night past, and may God guide use safely over the dangers of the coming day. When going on a journey:- May God bring me back safely and May God prosper me on my journey.
    If they were going along the road and people working in the feild:- May God bless your work, or May the blessing of God prosper your crop.
    When going into a house:- God save all here
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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