School: Gort an Choirce (roll number 11815)
- Location:
- Gort an Choirce, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Séamus Mac Giolla Easbuic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1069, Page 195
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- (continued from previous page)feannta i gceart aige go dtáinig sean-chailleach mhór isteac; cuid fionnaidh a cinn a gabhail go dtí na guailneacha uirthí; cuid a guailneacha a gabhail go dtí na sála uirthí agus cuid a sála ag tarraingt seacht slata déag i n-a diaidh. Chuir sí ceist ar Dubh caidé bhi sé a' dhéanamh annsin agus dubhairt sé go rabh sé ag feannadh giorrfiadh.
"Caithfidh tú roinnt liom-sa", ar sise.
"Ca rannam", arsa Dubh. "Níl ann ach ceathramha damh féin, ceathramha do mo coileán cú, ceathramha do m'éan seabhaic agus ceathramha do mo chapall bán."
"Muna rannaidh tú liom-sa caithfidh tú mé a throid". arsa'n cailleach. "Maith go leór", arsa Dubh.
Tharraing sí trí ruibe se na cuid fionnaidh agus d'íarr sí air a chuid searbhfoghanthaidhe a cheangal. Cheangal agus thoisigh an troid. Bhi cailleadh ar dhubh agus sgairt sé. "Cuideadh, cuideadh ó mo chapall bán".
"Teann teann a ribe", arsa'n chailleach(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bríghid Ní Ghallcobhair
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gort an Choirce, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Éamon O Dubhghain
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Gort an Choirce, Co. Donegal
