School: Athea (B.) (roll number 15685)

Location:
Athea, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Patrick McCarthy
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  1. Seo thíos dán eile a deineadh sa pharóisde. An dá áit san dán go bhfuil realt os a gcomhair e.g. Cúlach agus Droicheadh na Gáile, dá áit sa pharóisde seo iad san.

    Culach = baile fearain taobh thoir den tsráid bhaile seo.
    Droichead na Gáile = Droichead atá trí mile siar ó Átha ‘n tSléibhe

    An Spailpín Fánach
    (1)
    Go deó deó ‘rís ní ragad go Caiseal
    Ag diol ná reic mó shláinte
    Ná ar mhargadh na saoire am shuidhe cois balla
    Am sgaoinse ar leat thaobh sráide

    (II)
    Bodaraí na tíre a’ tígeacht ar a gcapall
    Dá fhiafraide an bhfuilim hírálta
    Ó téanam chun siubhail tá'n cúrsa fada
    Seo ar siubhal an Spailpín Fanách

    (III)
    An Spailpín Fánach fágadh mise
    Ag seasamh ar mó shlainte
    Ag siubhal an drúchta go moch ar maidin
    (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