School: Druim (roll number 16557)
- Location:
- Drum, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Dhubháin
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- (continued from previous page)in the following words:-"Mise Rafterí an File
lán dóchais is grádh
le súilibh gan solus,
le ciuineas gan crádh
Dul siar ar m'aistear
le solas mo chroidhe
Fán agus tuirseach,
Go deireadh mo shlighe
Féach anois mé
Is mo chúl le bálla
Ag seinm ceóil
Do póchaibh folamh."
Here is another of his poems, about a girl, with whom he was in love, and who is supposed to have lived near Gort.
Cómhnuidheann cailín óg taobh shios de'n Geata Mhór
A dtug mé go mór mo grádh dí,
Tá a gruadh ar dáth na rós do dhéanfadh marbh beo,
A's go mb'fearr liom léi gabháil ná i bPárrthas
Tá a cúilfhionn fáinneach fíonn 's a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tess Rafferty
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Occupation
- Pupil
- Address
- Larraga, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Pat Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Knockmoyle West, Co. Galway