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School: Éadan Anfaidh (roll number 10166)

Location:
An tÉadan Anfach, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Gráinne Ní Éagrain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1050, Page 299

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  1. Tomas na hOrdóige (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    tae chugam," ars seisean le Síle?
    "Nar chuir mé chugat é? D'imthigh Tomas leis tá fada oshoin. No nar bhain sé an cuibhreann amach?" ars sise.
    "Ní thainic sé fhad liomsa," ars Tomas.
    D'éirigh an cuartughadh ar Thomas na h-Órdóige ach cha rabh sé le fághail in aon áit. Nuair a bhí siad ag cur isteach an tairbh trathnóna chualaidh siad an fheadallach istigh san tarbh agus an glór beag íseal ag rádh:
    "A mhamai, agus a dheaidí
    Na bígidh sibhse buadhartha
    Nó tá mise 'feadallaigh
    I mbolg an tairbh riabhaigh."
    Ní rabh anonn na anall air, chaithfidh an tarbh a mharbhughadh. Chnag siad ar an bhomaite é, bhain an croiceann de, d'fhosgail é agus thoisigh an cuartughadh. Chuartuigh siad na piot-ógai aniar agus siar, anonn agus anall ach dheamhan Tomas a bhí le fághail.
    Thainic bean bocht thart agus d'iarr sí cupla ceann de na
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Gráinne Ní Éagrain
    Gender
    Female