School: Ballyfeeny (roll number 9468)
- Location:
- Cill Ghlais, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0255, Page 378
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- I lay my body down to sleep
and pray to god my soul to keep
and if I die before I wake
I pray to god my soul to take.There are four corners on my bed
There are four Angels over head.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
God bless me and the bed I lie on.Every hour the clock strikes the following pray is supposed to be said.
Another hour of my life is past
My Jesus remember me in my fastWhen you are lighting anything the prayer to say is:
The light of Heaven to our souls
and eternal rest to the souls of the faithful departed.O good Jesus I must die
I do not know when how or where
But if I die in mortal sin, I am lost forever
O Good Jesus have mercy on me
This prayer is also to be said when(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lizzette Jordan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortlustia, Co. Ros Comáin
- Informant
- Mrs Jordan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortlustia, Co. Ros Comáin
