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School: Machaire Rabhartaigh

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Machaire Uí Rabhartaigh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1070, Page 234

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  1. XML School: Machaire Rabhartaigh
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  3. XML “Póstaíocha”
  4. XML “Cuntas Eile fá Phóstaíocha”
  5. XML “Fir Cháiliúla”

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  1. Póstaíocha (continued)

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  2. Cuntas Eile fá Phóstaíocha

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    Cunntas eile fá phóstaidheacha.
    Lánamha ar bith a phósfar oidhche Mháirt-na-h-Inide mara ndóirtear fuil éan éigin an oidhche sin go mbídh siad dileóu[?] a choidhche. Tá sin ráidhte. Gheibheadh an bhean mar spré fadó fiche púnt de airgead, cupla caora agus bó nó beirt agus ba cheart do'n mháthair eudach-leaptha a thabhairt díthe. Ta sé ráidhte n'ár cheart d'on fhear an bhean a fheiceal ó oidhche an dála go lá an phósta. Bhíodh an bean cóirighthe i gculaith ghlas caorach nó mainte "Caimlit". Bhíodh na fir cóirighthe i gculaith bhainín bhrocaigh. Tá céad bliadhain ó shoin bhíodar ghá bpósadh ins na toighthe. Bhíodar dá bpósadh gan bróga fadó acht nuair a thoisigh siad ghá gcathadh chaithfeadh an greusaidhe a theacht chun an toighe agus iad a dhéanamh. Ba ghnáthach leis an cailíní eudach iasachta a bheith ortha mar go rabh siad ag rádh go rabh ádh ann. Bhí sé de ghnás fadó bunnóg aráin choirce a bhriseadh ar cheann na mná a phósfaidhe agus is an cheád bhaithteoir a ba cheart é a dhéanamh.
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  3. Fir Cháiliúla

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    Fir Cháileamhla.
    Bhí fear d'arbh ainm Tomás mac Suibhne i n-a chomhnuidhe " Faoi Chnoc" (" Knockfola") agus bhí sé iongantach maith ag siubhal. Nuair a bhíthear ag deánamh an bhóthar iarainn ó Dhoire go Ailt-an-Chorráin [?]
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