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School: Ballycloghan, Ardagh (roll number 9827)

Location:
Ballycloghan, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Mary Ledwith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 183

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    bleeding from the throat and nose. This continued for about a day. The man with the good prayer was sent for. He was sent told about the state of the young girl. Knowing his power failed. The first occasion on which a person who has the prayer was asked to respect it for the victim was when a young man begged the possessor to say it for him. He had travelled a great distance to medical men to have a periodical hemorrhage cured and it failed them. His health was failing and he was wasting away. The man who knew the prayer repeated it three times and it cured the young man who was effected.
    This is the prayer:-
    Jesus was born in Bethlehem
    (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
    Brigid Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garrycam, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Patrick Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Garrycam, Co. Longford