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School: Doire na Cathrach, Dúnmaonmhuighe (roll number 13543)

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Derrynacaheragh, Co. Cork
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Risteárd Mac Gearailt
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    “When Tadhg a Dúna became an outlaw, he was hunted from place to place by English soldiers...”

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    When Tadhg a Dhúna became an outlaw, he was hunted from place to place by English soldiers, but after some time he lived in a hovel in Daireach. The bard Dómhnall a Tuile composed the following verse on his condition at the time:-
    Ní Tadhg a Dúin d'ainm
    Ach, Tadhg gan Dún gan Daingean,
    Tadhg gan bean gan capall
    I mbothaínín íseal deataigh.
    Another poem by Dómhnall a Tuile about the McCarthys (glas) :-
    O, Gleannachroim of song and story,
    Gone are now thy pride and glory,
    The royal McCarthys rule no more
    As they did in days of yore,
    But thy great and glorious name
    Shall live in history and in fame
    Like a beauteous haunting dream
    Lovely ancient Gleannachroim
    Date of writing in this book
    Mar. 16th 1936
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. robbers (~423)
    Languages
    Irish
    English