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School: Breac-Cluain (roll number 4796)

Location:
Brackloon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Meachair
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    When we go to bed at night we should say this prayer:-
    "As I lay down on my right side,
    I pray to God to be my guide,
    There are four corners on my bed,
    There are four angels over it spread.
    Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,
    God bless the bed that I lie on,
    If I die before I wake,
    I pray to God my soul to take."
    "God bless me and make a good girl of me, And bring me safe over the night, As you brought me safe over the day."
    When a man is choking we say, "deiseal a bhuachaill," pronounced like this "deshill a voochaill."
    When anything sudden happens we say we say - "God bless us"
    When a person sneezes we say,-
    "Dia linn"
    From the pupils.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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