School: Baile an Ridire (roll number 7887)

Location:
Knight's Town, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Mac Mágha
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    na h-éanlaithe labhairt ann, gach aon ar na crainn,
    Tá'n naosgach sa cleabhair ann, an caol soir sa comhlann
    Is an régaisín lom slachtmhar, sleamhain, dearg droighean.

    (II)
    Bíonn ubhla bíonn sméara ag lúbadh na ngéaga
    An gall-trúmpa ag séideadh gan staon ar a' bpíp.
    I gcúrsaí na gréine im shiubhalaibh tá an sway aici
    Ach a shiuir cluthmhar caiortha?, tá taobh le Loch Luíonn (?)
    Bíonn marchuig ar standaibh gach maidin chun fiadhaigh ann
    A's an ngadhair beaga ar thaobh chnuic i ndiaidh phuic a cloidhe,
    Bíonn an cléir milis grianmhar ag éisteacht ban-riaghalta
    Is cé déarfadh im dhiaidh-sé ná gur néata é Gleann Lím.

    (III)
    Bíonn na caol-chapaill stábla gléasta chun Ráis ann.
    Cois taoibh na Trágha Báine aige máistir an Ghrínn
    Bíonn 'déil ods' agus cáis ann na squéaranaibh gearrtha,
    Agus leúsann áilne le faghail uaidh, gan cíos.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Location
    Glanleam, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Seán M. Mágha
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    Mícheál Ó Murchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Coarha Beg, Co. Kerry