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School: Gníomh go Leith (B.) (roll number 1703)

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Gneevgullia, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Cormac Ó Laoghaire
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  1. Old Irish Prayers and when they Were Said (continued)

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    When said:- If a person put a thread in a needle for an old woman.
    13) May God direct you
    14) May God protect you on your road
    15) God help you
    When said:- When a person was going away
    16) May have pity on you
    17) May God love you
    When said:- If a person were suffering from a sore or wound
    18) More luck to you
    19) God increase your store
    When said:- When a person won a prize
    20) God direct you
    21) God speed you
    22) -
    23) May God be before you on your road
    24) God help you
    When said:- When a young man or girl would be going away to earn a living in a foreign land
    25) God be with him, or her
    When said:- When a father or mother would be talking about their son or daughter
    26) That you might comb you head grey
    27) That you might be married well
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    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
    Michael Ó Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mausrower, Co. Kerry