School: Na Cealla (Kells) (roll number 8148)

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1. Amhrán (continued)

   “I am a bold Fenian from Cahirciveen, that late took my gun for to fight for the green”

   

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   his brave boys to join in the fray
   To our greatest surprise he was cast into jail which left us in sorrow his loss to bewail

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   Hurrah, for the Fenians of Cahirciveen, no bolder or braver in Erin were seen
   No soldiers more true to the banner of green, than the true-hearted Fenians of Cahirciveen.

   Storyteller-:
   Mrs. Ellie O Shea,
   Gleesk,
   Kells,
   Age 54

   Tom Shea,
   Gleesk,
   Kells,
   Co. Kerry.

   

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2. Amhrán

   “Tráth go faon dom ar sleasa maol cnoc cois sleasa im aonair is an gún cois abhann”

   

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   Tráth go faon dom ar sleasa maol cnoc cois sleasa im aonair is an géin cois abhann

   Bhí fúm ag Tétes go úair Eamhail aonbhair fé casáibh tonn

   
   (II)

   Mar ealla ar a dtaoinn (?) ar píop ba claon ghil do dá cinn aolmhaigh (?) mar sneactadh ar gleann

   Nó an péarla clúimh ó phluais go h-Éirinn go bhfuil prionnsa aerac thar mhuir a gceann

   
   (III)

   Nó an tusa an ríogh bhean ó bhinn glas eideann do thug toradh géin leis agus na mhaire le fonn

   Is Connail (?) golmhain fé turusaibh aonair fé cúas dá h-éileamh ar fuaid a' domhain

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   Irish

   Collector

   Tomás Ó Muircheartaigh

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kells, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Mícheál Ó Módhrán

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   73

   Address

   Roads, Co. Kerry