School: Baile Dubh, (C.) (roll number 15541)

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   St. John baptised Christ in the waters of the Jordan
   The Child was meek and mild and the waters were pure and clean.
   Blood runs as water runs.
   I command your blood to stop in the name of Jesus Christ.
   (While saying the holy name , blow the breath on the flowing flood).
   As the waters of the Jordan stopped at the Baptism of Christ

   This prayer must be taught to a man by a woman or to a woman by a man.

   An old man named Jack the Cobbler who lived about a hundred years ago taught it to Mary Walshe, who became Mrs, Condon.
   Mrs. Condon taught it to Wm. Walshe of Coolishal, from him I got this prayer.

   The following prayer is to be said when going asleep :-
   Toil Dé go ndéanfaimíd
   Dlighe Dé go n-aithinímíd
   Ar n-aon toil féin go seacaimíd
   Srian ar dteangan go gcuirimíd
   Ar bás Dé go smaoinimíd
   Gach contabhairt peacaidh go seacaimíd
   Airthighe trachtmhail go ndéanaimíd
   Bás naomhtha go bfuighimíd

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   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Helen Forde

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Garrison, Co. Waterford

   Informant

   Mr John Walshe

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Coolishal, Co. Waterford