School: Kilteel, Naas (roll number 3925)
- Location:
- Kilteel Lower, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Nualláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0773, Page 415
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- "God save all here" when a person is coming into a house.
"God bless your work" said when passing by a person at work.
"May you never see a poor day" said by a person when receiving some assistance.
"May the Heavens be four bed" said in gratitude.
"The light of Heaven be to his soul" said when a person dies.
"God spare you your health" said to a person who helps you in some work.
"May God leave you your eye sight" said when a person finds a lost article.A childs bed time prayer:-
There are four corners on my bed,
There are four angels over head.
St Mathew, Mark, Luke and John,
Bless the bed that I lie on.Another prayer;-
O Mary, my mother, under thy mantle, I take refuge, there to live and die. O Mary, my mother deliver me from sin and grant me thy holy blessing.Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, look on me a little child, Pity mine and pity me, suffer me to come to thee.
