School: Balscadden (roll number 9492)
- Location:
- Balscaddan, Co. Dublin
- Teachers: P. Ó Séaghdha Francis Shaw
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House Prayers
I lay my body down to sleep. I pray to God my should to keep, and if I die before I wake. I pray to God my should to take, there are four corners on my bed there are four angles round my head Mathew, Mark, Luke and John God bless the bed I lay on.
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In the morning when I waken I say O my God I will raise myself up from this bed of sleep to adore thee my God to labour for the salvation of soul. - Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
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