School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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- (continued from previous page)I pray to God to be my guide.
There are four corners of my bed.
There are four angels over head.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
God bless the bed that I lie on.
God bless Friday, and Good Friday too.
It was on Good Friday our saviour was crucified with a crown of thorns on his head.
- In almost every part of Ireland St. Brigid's crosses are made and placed in the houses. They are made from rushes plaited together. They are made before the feast, and placed(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Heffernan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Delvin, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- John Heffernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Delvin, Co. Westmeath
