School: Sailearna (Buachaillí)

Location:
Selerna School, Co. Galway
Teachers:
M. Ó Catháin Bean Uí Chatháin T. Ó Séaghdha
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  1. Bádóirín Thír 'n Fhiaidh
    Maitiú Ó Donnchadha (20 bl.) do sholathruigh. Chuala Maitiú ó n-a athair, Máirtín Tom Uí Dhonnchadha, Baile na mBroghach é. Tá Máirtín os cionn trí sgór is deich de bhliadhanta. Duine an deagh-labhartha é 7 tá an-chuimse mion t-seanchais aige. Chaith sé sgathamh i Meiriocá in óige.
    Tá pian i mbéal mo chléibh a chuirfeadh na céadta fear 'un báis,
    Sé is dóigh liom a stór go gceapfá sa
    Gur saigheada searc a' grádh
    Nach trua mé anois ag sgaramhaint leat
    Ag teacht na huaire breagh
    Le linn an chuach ag seinm
    Is gach duilleabhar glas ag fás
    II
    Is é mo léan nár éag mé
    'S mé go hóg i dtús mo shaoghail;
    Nár rinneadh contra chaol dom
    Is mé 'chur go domhainn i gcill,
    Sul ma chonnaic me dá bhréagadh é
    Ag bean eile le mo thaobh,
    Agus mise bheith dá éagmuis
    A Dhia gléigeal nach é'n tslighe!
    (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
    Maitiú Ó Donnchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    20
    Informant
    Máirtín Tom Uí Dhonnchadha
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Baile na mBrobhach, Co. Galway