School: Doire (roll number 16852)

Location:
An Doire, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Cathain
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  1. (I)
    'S truagh gan mise i Sasanna sa bhFrainnc no sa Spáinn
    No triaill 'sna thiar h-Indhiacha 'n'áít a gcomhnuidheann mo ghrádh bán
    Gús Máire an Chailín dualach bheith idir mo dhá láimh
    As go mbéinn-se dá bhréaghadh go n-éireochad an lá bán

    (II)
    Nuair a luighim ar mo leabhaidh níl aon suimhneas le fághail
    Tagann arainn in mo thaobh dheis agus lot sí mo lár
    Dochtiúirí na cruinne agus iad uilig ar fághail
    Is níl mo leigheas ag an méid sin act ag Máire an Chúil Bháin

    (III)
    Is fada mé ag toruigheacht bean tighe
    A machsamhail ní faca mé i mbaile na i dtír
    No go bhfacha mé an spéir bhean
    Ar thaob an chnuic in-a shuideamh
    Agus a gruag 'na trí ndualaigh da fuadach le gaoith

    (IV)
    Gheall mo stór céad dhom; is dhá mhíle bó
    Is gheall sé indhiaidh sin go ndeánfhadh sí teach mór
    Go n-éireóchaidh an gheálach is go sgallfaidh an ghrian
    Acht blian sa lá máireach béídh an fairrge siar
    (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
    Informant
    Sorcha Ní Chathasaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ceapaigh na Creiche, Co. Mayo