The Poem-Book of the Gael

ON "COVERING" THE FIRE FOR THE NIGHT[114]

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ON "COVERING" THE FIRE FOR THE NIGHT[114]

Let us preserve this fire, as Christ preserves all, Christ at the top of this house and Brigit in the midst; The twelve apostles of greatest power in the heavens Guarding and preserving this house till day.

FOOTNOTES:

Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · It is the custom in the West of Ireland and in the Hebrides to place a piece of peat on the fire before going to bed, to preserve the "seed"