School: Sraith

Location:
An tSraith, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Coinín
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  1. “Céard is cosamhail lé léath na gealaighe”?
    (An leath eile)
    Bhí cailleach mhór mhillteach mhí-stuamdha in iustígh (mhí-thomhaiste)?
    Is d'aithneóchainn ar a plucai go gcorruigheadh sí a déad
    Is dá mbeadh aon cheo 'na lámhai lé go ndeanfhad sin inneacha
    Sé an áit a dtuitfheadh sé isteach in a béal
    Chaitfhead sí snaoisín is d'iosfhadh sí an tubaiste
    Is choinneóchadh sí siosgadh liom ag ól mo chuid tae
    Séard dúbhairt Mór Bhiadhach gur b'inntí bhí an ithe
    Is sé thuigim a dhuine nach ndearna sé bréag.
    “Giorrainín bán gan rith gan léim ag aithris sgéil gan brígh gan fuil” (leitir)
    Cáit Ní Choisdealbha, Gort na-Chuilinn, An tSraith (76)
    “Is fearr lá ag cur tuairisg ná dhá lá ag tóruigheacht”
    “Is sean-fhochal fior é nach sleamhain an laogh nach lighfheadh a mháthair”
    Bríghid Ní Mhaoleallaidh, An Tabhnach, An tSraith (80)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Informant
    Bríghid Ní Mhaoleallaidh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    An Tamhnaigh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Cáit Ní Choisdealbha
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Gort Bhun an Chuilinn, Co. Mayo