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Mícheál Ó Nualláin
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    The ship had been ready and the weather being calm and clear
    Is go ndeacaidh muid tamall is níor dhíoghbháil dúinn gábh nó baoghal.
    VII
    When we landed in London, the police were on the quay
    Bhí an warrant úd sgríobhta id an telegram romhainn ó indhé
    We both were arrsted and sent for a month in jail
    Go gcruthuigheadh an cailleach cén cás a bhí orrainn fhein.
    VIII
    And the day of our trial her mother she swore severe
    Is gur dhíol mé mo thalamh is gur imthigheas le aer an t-saoghail
    Her daughter being simple and I being a foolish rake
    Is gur mheall me an inghean, i ngan fios idá máithrín fheín
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Beartla Ó Flaithbheartaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Gleann Mór, Co. Galway