School: An Bloscaod Mór
- Location:
- An Blascaod Mór, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire Nic Gearailt
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- Maidean cheodhaig. 1.
Maidean cheodhaig nuair a eirigheas is gheibheas trí bharr na gcoillte, (abair caillte)
Annsúd do bhuail an treighead mé, ná leighisfheadh na n-Oileáin,
In annsúd seadh dhearchas maighdean fé lúib na scairte draighne,
Do gheit mo chroidhe agus d'eirigh, le meidhir chun í d'fhághail. 2.
Is scalladh ar an ngrádh is treighead air,
A's is mairg go dtéigheann sé i bhfeidhm air,
Már d'fhág sé breóidhte tinn mé, is mo leigheas ní'l le fághail,
Is fada mise ag fúigneamh ach faríor caithfhead é d'innsint,
Gur grádh mná óige a mhill me, gan deimhin ar í d'fhághail. 3.
Is fíor gur thugas grádh duit is nár thaithnigheas riamh led' mháithrín,
Is a rún ma's tú tá indán [?] dom scaoil mo lámh dheas fed chom.
A rún anois ná tréig mé mar gheall ar bhuaibh ná ar chaoraig,
Mar is gairid a bheidís ag ealadh uait,(continues on next page)- Informant
- Pádraig T. Ó Ceárna
- Gender
- Male