School: An Ghráinseach
- Location:
- Gransha More, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Nic Uaid
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- I will rise from this bed of sleep to adore my God and to labour for the salvation of my soul Oh may I rise on the last day to life everlasting. Amen.Oh my God clothe my soul with the nuptial robe of charity, and grant that I may wear it pure and undefiled before the judgement seat.
Jesus the branches and Mary the flower
Protect me now and in my last hour. As I lie down to take a sleep
God, to Thee I give my soul to keep
Any danger in the way
God Almighty waken me. - For a burn a person licked a mankeepers' stomach and his tongue rubbed on a burn will cure it.
The cure for a stye is to point a gooseberry thorn at it 9 times and throw the tenth thorn away saying "In the name of the Father & of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Bilberry tea is a cure for the measles.(continues on next page)