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School: Mercy Convent, Cootehill

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Cootehill, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr M. Aidan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1018, Page 205

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    3. There are certain prayers the old Irish said at different times. For example when going to bed this prayer was said:- There are four corners on my bed. There are four angels at my head Mattew, Mark, Luke and John. God bless the bed that I lie on.
    when they saw the new moon they recited this prayer:-
    I see the new moon,
    And the new moon sees me,
    God bless the new moon,
    And God bless me.
    There's light in the cottage,
    There's light in the hall.
    And the glory of God,
    Is over us all.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Dempsey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Skerrig, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Dempsey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Skerrig, Co. Cavan