School: Béal na Carraige, Béal Átha Fhinghín (roll number 10739)
- Location:
- Ballynacarriga, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0310, Page 035
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- A Local 'Caoine'"Tá cumha ar mo scairt a leanfaidh air go deó,
'Gus cím an loch sa dheas 'á líonadh ar fad de cheó,
Do bhí clú agus meas thar-lar air ag cléir is cóir
Tá cumha ar gach fhear do dhearch ar seímh-fhear óg.Do bhí 'pon' [?] glaich agus ba bhréagh díol ort é,
Do scríobfá stair thar-barr a's do gheóbhfa an "sway",
Níl maistear beacht ná "quack" do gabhadh an t-slíghe
Ná chaithfeadh éalugadh amach [?] do bhéadh ár bhfear ag ól na díghe Níl aon spéirbheán bhall bhéasach go mbéadh taigse 'na chóir,
Do chífead ár séimh-fhear breágh néata 'na chulaidh nua,
Ná thréighfeadh a gaolta a's a mbaineann leí beó,
Chun seata [?] ag a taobh deas le taithneamh d'á phóg.Ba bhreagh é le sheasaimh i bpáirch an ríogh,
Agus ba líomhtha do theanga le freagairt i gcúirt na dlíghe. The above 'caoin' was given by Mrs. J.J. Crowley of Inchafune Ballinacarriga over whose grand-uncle Mick Cullinane it was made about 90 or 100 years ago. Of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Hayes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynacarriga, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs J. J. Crowley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Inchafune, Co. Cork
