School: Craughwell (Girls)

Location:
Craughwell, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Margaret M. Callanan
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    le peann.
    An leac is míne ná an síd is áilne
    agus ríde bhána go rithach a com
    An gnúis is bréághtha ná an pouse is áilne,
    agus a giolla tháirnighe na bráid gan rinn
    Agus gur séodh a coma buidhe le thoil na grásta,
    agus mo sceibh ar Paris í dhá mbéádh sí ann
    An bhráid is gille ná an chulach carna
    i mbeál na trátha agus i ag rith o'n tuinn
    Is gur fear gan misneach da bféád a státa
    nách bpósadh an staid bhean gan pinghin na bun
    Dá bfeichtea úd í ráilta an eólas,
    agus a chúilín omrach na ceithre glidhe
    A teact na ríl-se go béal a brogha agus lonnradh an ór,
    teact ar h-ríl seán croidhe
    Is beag a' mortasach i mbláth na h-óige,
    ag goilt an bóthar an páirc
    is gnidhe act má aimse an t-eólas
    a teact an Fhóghmhair fós uirrí i mBaile Átha an Ríogh
    O d'imthigh Junó, Minerua agus Venus agus Roseen a léighthear ag páirt dá gnidhe
    Diana leí agus Pandóra in aonfheact
    a dtug dha bréága ar móir dá gnidhe
    Dá maradh Helen le n-ar thuit na céadhtha
    Morán Gréig agus Gilléire trí
    Bainrioghan Egypt, Casandra , agus Deirdre
    Si Úna an spéir - bhean a gabhtha a' craobh

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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    Irish