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School: Drumraney (roll number 13571)

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Drumraney, Co. Westmeath
Teachers:
Ml Mc Garry Alice Mc Garry
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  1. Collection of Prayers

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    Starting to plough people say, "God bless this land. When in trouble people say, "O Heart of Jesus bruised for our offences, on Thee we call." When starting on a long journey people say, "Fair home of everlasting love."
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath

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    This is a prayer that is generally said before going to bed, "As I walked out on the Holy Land I met the blessed Virgin Mary. Seven mass books in her hand, seven candles lit, seven priests singing, seven bells ringing. The Lamb of God shut the gates of hell and open the gates of heaven and let this poor soul in for this one night and for ever more "Amen". When people are passing those that are working they say, "God Bless the work." and the workers answer "And you too". Going into a house at night people say, "God save all here." The people inside[?] say, "God save you kindly". A person getting milk from his neighbour says, "God bless the cow." People says, "God bless us when in danger
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