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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

Location:
Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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    "God save all here except the cat"
    Said when a person is going into a house. The people in the house answer
    "God save you kindly."
    "God give you good luck,"
    Said when a man buys a cow.
    "God bless both of you,"
    Said when a pair gets married.
    "Here's luck,"
    "Good health where its going,"
    "May we all be alive and in as good health this time next year,"
    All those are said when a man
    (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
    Mary Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Greenhills, Co. Kildare