Scoil: Béal Átha Fhinghín (B.)

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1. The Caoin-ing Women - Funeral Customs (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

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   He was flaitheamhail. It is he used to give the milk in taosgáns to the poor. He was so free with what he had that the poor of the country used to come to his door. He used even to boil the potatoes in wine. One of the caoin-ing women was annoyed at this as it went too far from the truth. When her turn came to caoin she told some of the truth. She raised her olagón. "Ah" says she "when the poor used to come for a drop of milk he used to break their crúisgíns. Tis I that know for he broke my own. As for boiling the potatoes in wine, the creatúr hadn't any fire only the cippens he got when Dearg rath wood (Derrygra Ballineen) was knocking[?]. Sitting on his corrgiob he used to be picking a brothóigín with a priocaire"

   "Bróthóigín aige ins a teine
   Agus priocaire aige a priocadh -"

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

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   William Shorten

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   Shanagh, Co. Cork