School: Castleplunkett (roll number 15545)

Location:
Castleplunket, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0245, Page 140

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Shamhna agus do ghabh sé an bóthar gan stop gan stad go dtí 'sa deireadh gur bhain sé teach an Chonnachtaigh amach
    Bhí inghean an Chonnachtaigh go díreach in a suidhe nuair shroich an t-Ultach an teach.
    "Bail ó dia isteach annseo"ar seisean
    "Go mba hamhlaidh dhuit" ar sise.
    "Cá bhfuil t'athair?" ar seisean
    "Tá sé thiar 'sa seomra in a chodladh" ar sise
    "Abair leis go bhfuil fear annseo ar mhaith leis beagán cainnte a bheith aige leis" ar seisean
    Chuaidh sí siar agus d'innis dá hathair i dtaobh an fhir
    "Gabh síos agus fufruigh dhe cé dhár dhíobh é" ar san tathair. Chuaidh sí síos agus chuir an cheist air agus 'sé an freagra a fuair sí uaidh
    "Bláth bán na Bealtaine atá mar ainm orm-sa"
    D'innis an inghean dá hathair ainm an fhir
    "Abair leis ar san tathair
    "Gurab é tús na díleann, nó deireadh an domhain bláth bán na Bealtaine, a bheith teacht thart fá Shamhain"
    Níor dhubhairt an tUltach húth na háth,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Séamus S. Ó Dómhnaill
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Seán Ó Reachtaire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockalegan West, Co. Roscommon