School: Roisín (roll number 12395)

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1. Local Marriages (continued)

   

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   is sometimes blessed by the priest and cut over the newly married couples head.
   Money is given as dowry but in former times stock were given.

   

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2. Collection of Prayers

   

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   The old Irish people had many beautiful prayers and ejaculations, for instance when a person is intering a house he says " Día’s Muire dhuit" which means "God and Mary be with you", also when a person come for alms he says "go mbeannuighid Día annso isteach which means "May the blessing of God be with all here", and if they receive any alms they say a little prayer like "May God keep sickness and trouble and death away from all here and may God increase your store". When people are going on a long journey they sprinkle Holy Water on themselves and say, "May God protect me on the way" or "May God bring me safely back". When people are kindling a fire they say "May God grant that

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   Topics

   1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
         1. paidreacha (~3,266)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Quill

   Gender

   Female