School: Clochar na Trócaire, Baile an Róba
- Location:
- Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Na Siúracha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 110
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- (continued from previous page)An dara lá chuaidh an dara fear ar scoil. Nuair a chonnaic an bheirt eile ag teacht chun an tighe é tráthnóna ritheadar amach 'na coinne.
"Boil, ar fogluim tú aon Bhéarla ? " ar siad leis.
"D'foglum", ar seisean, "cuid mhaith".
"Maise abair duinn é agus go gcuiridh Dia an t-ádh ort," arsan mbeirt leis.
"For the want of money", ar sise.(sic)
"For the want of money", arsan bheirtagus iongnadh orra. "Cén ciall atá leis sin".
"Ná fiafruigh díom," arsan dara fear, "Tá mise dall air".
"Is cuma sin acht is breágh an Bhéarla é".
"Rachaidh mise ar scoil ambárach agus beidh Béarla agam chomh maith le ceachtar agaibh-se." Chuaidh sé ar sgoil. Nuair a tháinig sé abhaile. "Bhfuil mórán agat", arsan bheirt eile. "Ní raibh ann acht dhá fhocal eile agus tá siad sin agam".
"Abair iad," arsan bheirt.
"All right," ar sé.
"Is breágh an cainnt í", arsan bheirt.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cáith Nic Ghraith
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Pádhraig Mac Graith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
