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School: Tulach an Iarainn (roll number 1289)

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Tallow, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Dhubhshláinge
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0638, Page 291

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    I lay my body down to sleep,
    I pray to God my soul to keep,
    And if I die before I wake,
    I pray to God my soul to take.
    O merciful Jesus have mercy on me,
    My soul and my body I give up to Thee,
    Thy five bleeding wounds, that were nailed to a tree
    O, merciful Jesus, have mercy on me.
    As I lie down to sleep,
    Jesus, lie down with me,
    Jesus' right hand under my head,
    Jesus' bross over me,
    God for my father,
    The Blessed Virvin, for my mother,
    Heaven for my bed,
    And I renounce the devil.
    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
    Joe Holland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tallow, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr J Holland
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tallow, Co. Waterford