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School: Doire Chasáin (roll number 15239)

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Doire Chasáin, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Fhionghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1079, Page 99

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    Acht bhí deallramh óir as gruaig na mban óg.

    (4)
    Bheannuigh mé féín dó'n mhaighdéan,
    Agus chonnachtas damh gur bhain ciach mó ghlór,
    D'fiafruigh mé dí an nglacfadh sí mise,
    Ar fheara Éireann, a choidhche a's go deó,

    (5)
    D'fhiafruigh sí damh ca rabh mó léíne,
    Mo bhuig, a's mo bhéal,
    Agus go nglacfadh sí mise,
    Thar fheara Éireann a choidhche a's go deó.

    (6)
    Mar dtaitnigheann leatsa mó shacán chráb,
    Mó shean bhristín ban agus mo mhuinéal cham,
    Is maith a aithnigheann tú idir dubh agus bán,
    Agus rachadh bean straiceamhail a chur suim igcéil.

    Gráinne Ní Ghallchobhair,
    Doire an Chasain
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Gráinne Ní Ghallchobhair
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doire Chasáin, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Seamús Ó Gallchobhair
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Doire Chasáin, Co. Donegal