Volume: CBÉ 0312

Date
1937
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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0312, Page 0059

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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0312, Page 0059

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    mille na holann agus a’ mille an tsnátha. Bhí
    go math. Nuair a bhí sé ins an ám ceart ag
    a’ mbean sidhe le theacht un a’ tighe ag iarra
    an phota d’airi sé a’ teacht í, agus tháinic sí ag
    béal a’ doruis a’ breath(n)ú isteach. Nuair a
    chonnaic sí é, ar ndú, mo léan géar! d’aithin
    an Bhean Sidhe go math é.
    "Féach an tsúil," adeir sí, "Féach an béal,
    Féach an fhiasóg fhada bhréan.
    Féach an stropa atá as a thúin,
    Agus féach an tuinnse fada fuar -
    Bá-ú!" adeir sí, agus d’imigh sí.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Date
    27 January 1937
    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    Irish
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Gaelic script
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