School: Ardee (De la Salle) (roll number 2094)
- Location:
- Baile Átha Fhirdhia, Co. Lú
- Teacher: Br. P. Ó Scannail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0669, Page 078
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- A man from Glens of Antrim always said - full of my loof" (lámh) for handful.
"There's a bruth around the moon", it will rain tomorrow".) bruth = halo
- Cad is nídh bochtán?
Duine ná beadh aon tig aige ach bothár,
Aon biadh aige ach criochán,
And Deoch aige ach sruthán,
Aon Chómhla aige ach scolpán,
Aon teine aige ach cadhrán. - Dairbhre gan crann
Caith do bhricfeast sar a dtéighir ann
Oileán mhara idir dhá uisce
Agus mná gan tuiscint ann
Bhí fear a'tighe go trom
B'fada síos é a cheann
Bean a'tighe ag gol 's a brúighean
'S a' bagairt ar a clann -
"Druididh suas a chlann, Níl aon tslighe agaibh ann,
Ach cosa fuara i n-agaidh na h-uara ag teacht anuas
bhur gceann.(continues on next page)
