School: Druim an Easbuig
- Location:
- Drumanespick, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Á. Ní Dhálaigh
![The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1010, Page 253](https://doras.gaois.ie/cbes/CBES_1010%2FCBES_1010_253.jpg?width=1600&quality=85)
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1010, Page 253
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Druim an Easbuig
- XML Page 253
- XML “Old Prayers”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- 1 O my Jesus I know I must die. I do not know when, nor where nor how. If I die in mortal sin, I'm lost for ever. O, God be merciful to me a sinner, Grant me a most happy death and kind saint Joseph pray that full of grace and hope and faith, I, too, will pass away.
2 Here I lay me down to sleep to God I give my soul to keep. Lady of the branch, Lord of the flower merciful Jesus help me in my dying hour.
3 O Jesus, Saviour of mankind whose body was nailed to a cross nail my heart to that same cross with the three nails of faith, hope and charity.
4 O Mary my mother and my hope, I take refuge under thy mantle, here will I(continues on next page)