School: An Bloscaod Mór

Location:
An Blascaod Mór, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire Nic Gearailt
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    Nár thug beagán tuisgeana duit i dtúis do shaoghail,
    Is moch ar maidin do chuirfhinn chúghat brígh mo scéil
    Beir mo bheannacht leat, nó go gcasfar ort in uaigneas mé.
    IV
    A Mhuire dhílis ceard a dhéanfhad má imthígheann tú uaim,
    Ní'l eolas chun do thíghe agam, do theaghlach ná do chlúid,
    Tá mo mháthair ar leabaidh sínte is m'athair san iúbhair,
    Tá mo mhuinntir go léir in earraid liom a's mo ghrádh i bhfad uaim.
    V
    Má's ag imtheacht duit a mhúirnín go bhfillidh tú slán,
    Mar is dearbhtha gur mhairbh tú an croidhe im' lár,
    Níl airgead agam go leanfhainn tú, fiacha luing ná bád,
    Tá an fharraige na tuillte eadrainn is ní heól dom snámh.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Informant
    Pádraig 'ac t Sithig
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile na hAbha, Co. Kerry