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School: Johnstown (C.) (roll number 2919)

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Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0869, Page 070

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    Children when they are yound are always taught little prayers, by their parents before they begin to go to school. Some of those prayers are to be said in the morning, and some at night-time, or during the day.
    These prayers are usually short, little simple ones, and easy to learn.
    A prayer to say in bed -
    There are four corners on my bed,
    There are four angles overhead,
    Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
    God bless this bed I lie on.
    If I die before I wake,
    I pray to God my soul to take.
    Jesus the branch,
    Mary the flower,
    Jesus, Mary and Joseph
    Assist me at my dying hour.
    O Jesus of Nazareth.
    Preseve my father and mother,
    My brothers and sisters and myself,
    From all accidents or sudden death.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Dermody
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Donaghmore Lower, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mary Dermody
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Donaghmore Lower, Co. Kilkenny