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School: Cill Chiaráin

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Cill Chiaráin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Nioclás Mac Aoidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0009, Page 434

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  1. An Cailín Fearúil Fionn (continued)

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    Mó chailín deas is deise í go mór ná Bhénus 'sna bhfuil go mhná fán saogal, agus pebrí céard déarfas a máithrín liom is léithe a pósfar mé.
    5
    I wished I was a small
    bird with feathers of every kind.
    I'd fly off to all nations my darling to find.
    She is brighter far than Venus, she is my joy and heart's delight and in spite of friends and neighbours with you I'll have a flight
    6
    Nach truaigh gan mé i Sasana is mé an mó cheannuidhe snámh stór mó chroidhe bheith inaice liom, Is níor bhfada liom an
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Mairéad Ní Níadh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Coill Sáile, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Seán Ó Níadh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    24
    Address
    Coill Sáile, Co. Galway