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School: Nicker (C.), Pallas Green (roll number 14232)

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Nicker, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Miss Annie Kelly
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    Local Prayers.
    Before going to sleep:-
    In the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ Crucified I lay myself down to rest, bless me O Lord, preserve and defend me and after this short and miserable pilgrimage bring me to life everlasting. Amen.
    When entering a house the visitor says: -
    God bless all here or God save all here and the inmates answer
    And you too.
    When a person sneezes you say God bless us.
    When (a) taking a pinch of snuff the person says
    May the Lord have mercy on the dead.
    If you thread a needle for an old woman with bad eyesight she would say
    May the Lord leave you your eyesight.
    Other prayers are:- God bless the work and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Eily Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Pallas Green, Co. Limerick