School: Inbhear (roll number 12568)

Location:
An tInbhear, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Gearbhuigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0130, Page 777

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  1. Amhrán (continued)

    A Mháire tá díchéillidhe ort mar drigidh tú na t-sléibhe;

    (continued from previous page)
    mhaireas le na cheile,
    Is go h-éag ní rachadh muid ina Gheata - Mhor arís.
    Surrounded by good neighbours that never will deceive you,
    Respectable and decent in every degree;
    It's there you will live easy without a molestation,
    So leave that cursed place again and cone along with me.
    Tá an abhann le do thaobh ann is binne fuaim san oidhche,
    Tá an bradán intí sínte 's na bric ar chúrsaí an t-snáimh;
    Is dá dtéightheá ag déanamh tighe ann chuideóchadh an tír leat,
    Is dfhágfadh siad faoi thuigh é sár a dtóigeadh siad a lámh.
    The river is beneath you melodiously casading,
    And in the morning early the trout
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Máire Muilleach
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gort Meille, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Máire Muilleach
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gort Meille, Co. Mayo