School: Cill Mhór Iorruis
- Location:
- An Sáilín, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán S. Ó Cróinín
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- (continued from previous page)Trotter, secretary to Prime Minister Fox, in his " Walks through Ireland, " mentions having met Barrett at Carn House. Barrett, on this occasion, recited and sang several of his compositions, with which Trotter was immensley pleased.
O'Flaherty in his " West Connaught, " gives one of Barrett's most popular songs, Eoghan Cóir. Of this I shall have something more say later on.
TARRAINGT na MONA ...........
Tá mo chuid móna grócuighthe ar an bpurtachI n-a sumadáin mhóra, gan fód ar bith fliuch di;Tá mo chroidhe stróicthe le mór-obair a's costasAg muinntir an bhóthair d'á dóghadh 's d'á losgadh.
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Tabhair sgeul uaim go Bárrsháibh chuig mo chaírdibh Síl gConaillChum Steafáin 's chum Dáibhí, dhá pháirtidhe, 's a mbunadh,Go bhfuil mé 'mo chrádh a's gach lá dul i ndonacht:Mar (=muna) dtugaidh siad orm tárrtháil, beidh an chás go ro-dhona.
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Athruigh do chúrsa a's stiuir go Muigh-Rathain;Aithris go múinte 's go h-úmhal do Jack TallotChomh maith 's dá mbudh rún é, ('s nár chlú é len 'aithris?)Chomh maith 's dá mbudh rún é, ('s nár chlú é len 'aithris?)Go dtáinig an púca, 's aur mhúin ar an mbairic.
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Téidh go Seághan O Raighilligh, fear dílis na cneastacht;Ná dearmad an caoimhtheach; tabhair na milte cead beannacht,Dá mbeith 'fhios aige an caoi bhfuil mo daoine i grapall,Acht chuirfeadh sé anios chugam trí cuingir capall.
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B'reudaigh a's Búrcaigh ní'l fáth dam 'gá spreagadh,Gan ionnta go léir acht sliocht gaoil agus ceangail;Nár b'fadachan saoghial dam 's nár phléisiúrdha 'n t-amharcA bhfeiceali i n-éinfheacht, iad féin 'sá gcuid capall.
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Téidh go Uineas Uctead (?) ''s an spéír-fhéar Tom TallotLorg na féíle idir Gaodhail agus Gallaibh,Aitris dóibh an meud sin de nGaedheilg mhaith bhlasda's ní déídir go léigfidh siad mo shaothar a n-aisge.
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Go bhfuil mé tinn tréíth-lag 's na meura dá gcrapall,'S ní lionfaidh siad an leur no go dtéighfear an bhairic.(continues on next page)