School: Inbhear (roll number 12568)

Location:
An tInbhear, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Gearbhuigh
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  1. Amhrán.
    Bóithrín Mhuing na Bó
    An céad lá riamh a chuaidh mé siar,
    Ba fuar agus ba fliuch é an lá;
    Bhí teinntreach agus tornaigh ann,
    Agus líon sé an ghleann le ceó
    Is shíl mé fhéin an lá sin, go raibh deireadh
    le Muing na Bó
    Mo ghrádh na beithigh capaill, níor chómhair i bhfagáil siar,
    'G árdadh aníos an ballaí leó, is anntú bhí an tigheacht aniar;
    'Cur gainneamh as a gcosa, agus ag dul aníos ar bheagán stró,
    Is go dtabhafadh siad croidhe is misneach
    dá mbeadh an donas ag Muing na Bó
    Is againne atá an máisightear agus is
    (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
    Máire Muilleach
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gort Meille, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Máire Ní Dhochartaigh
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gort Meille, Co. Mayo