School: Cóguis (roll number 16135)
- Location:
- An Chógais, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Seaghain
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- I
Cailín beag suarach mé chuaidh ó fá’n choill
Bhaint beartín luachra ba ghlaise gheobhainn ann
Cé thárla fa ruaig orm ach an buachaill deas donn
Rug sé níos ‘ [?] anuas orm ‘s d’fhág mo croidhe trom
II
Ca rabh d’fhiadhnaise ‘nuair sin a chailín deas donn
Mise ars ‘n dréolan ‘s mé go ceólmhar fá’n toin
Má gnidhim focal brúge go gcaillidh mé’n ceann
Ní rabh focal as a bhéilín ach éolaidh’s bhí lion
III
Nach meanra do’n eanlaith a éirigheas go n-árd
‘S codluigheas n-a dhiaidh sin ar aon chraobh amháin
Ní hé sin damh fein é’s do mo chead mhíle grádh
‘S fada ó na cheile bhíos ar n-éirighe gach lá.
IV
Nuair a éirighin ar maidin is paidir damh’n déor
Aríst ins an oidhche is leannaig damh’n brón
Tá gruaig ó mo chinn ag imtheacht mar cheó
‘S mar ghrean os cionn duibheagain tá m’aignead [gach ló V(continues on next page)- Informant
- Anna Ní Bheirn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Baile Mór, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Caitlín Nic t Seáin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Address
- An Cheapach, Co. Donegal