School: Baile Mhúirne (C.)

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Baile Bhuirne, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Bhuachalla
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  3. XML “Seán Bí id Shuí”
  4. XML “Scéilín Grinn”

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    Seán bí id shuidhe agus dubhairt an bacach léi ó go raibh maith agat a bhean agus do shuidh sé síos sa cúinne in aice na tine. Agus d'fhéach an bhean air agus duirt sí leis 'cé thug cead duit suidhe síos' agus ná dúbhaís 'Seán bí id shuidhe'.
    Do chuimnig an bhean uirthe féin agus d'fhág sí istig é an oidhche sin.
    Sceilín Grinn
    Bí buachaill ann fadó agus bhí sé na snamhaire i gcóir an t-airgead. Do bhíodh sé ag ól tobac agus níor mhaith leis aon tobac a cheannach agus bhíodh sé ag fiafraige de gach aoinne píopa tobac a thabhairt do. D'iarr sé píopa ar loghan. Ruadh lá agus isé an freagra a thug loghain air ná
    "Tobacco is a dirty weed,
    It is the devil that grew the weed,
    It destroys all your pockets,
    It makes a chimney of your nose."
    Agus geallaim duit nár iarr sé píopa ar aoinne eile as san amach. Siobhán Ní Scannaill (ii) Na Ceapacha, a scríobh síos ó bhéal-aithris iar Domhnall Ó Scannaill
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Siobhán Ní Scannaill
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    An Cheapach Thiar, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Dómhnall Ó Scannaill
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    An Cheapach Thiar, Co. Cork