School: Gort an Choirce

Location:
Gort an Choirce, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Giolla Easboic
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    (36) Ar cheithre cosa ar maidín
    ar dhá chois i lár an lae
    'gus ar thrí cosa tráthnóna
    "duine"
    (37) Buachaill beag maiseamail, an buachaill órdha
    lá fuacht ins an chroiceann atá air mar chofra
    teas 'na phutogaí, is ubhall i na scórnach
    A's an a chuid fola tá blas na heornán
    " Buideal uisge bheatha"
    (38) Baintear sa choillidh é
    Cluintear 'sna hallaí é
    Agus is iomda púnta a
    shaothruigheas sé do na mhaigistir
    "Fideal"
    (39) Cé'n taobh dé'n bhuin is mó bhfuil fionnadh air
    " an taobh amuigh"
    (40) Maide briste beag na gcloch
    Bhí sé thall, bhí sé a bhfus
    Bí sé i leithe an gearráin doinn
    Agus i na chuid ag an rígh
    " Salann"
    (41) Cé méid ribe a shínfeadh na spéire
    " Ceann amháin dá mbíodh sé fada go leor".
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    Irish