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School: Doire (roll number 16852)

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An Doire, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Cathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0092, Page 73

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  1. Sléibhte Chonnamara

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    Is iomdha lá breagh gréine a chaith mé a dhul bharr Sleibhte Chonnamara
    Ag breathnú ar an ngréin ghíl a bhí go h-aerach os coinn an bhaile
    D’freagair mé an t-aon mhac a bhí go h-árd ós cíonn na Flaitheas
    Agus dá mbeinn se a ruadh na mbráithre
    Ba ghairid gearr uaim teac mo charad
    Ní raibh airgead in mo phóca, na suil go deo agam leis an mbaile
    Ach bhí mo súile agam le Righ na nGrasta a bi go h-árd os coin na Flaitheas

    (II)
    Ar maidin go moch Dia Ceadaóin agus mé im mo luighe ar mo leabadidh
    Tháinic mo sweetheart le mo taobh dheas
    Is tháinic orainn lán h-Éireann don arm dearg
    Geit mo chroidhe agus léimh sé, ‘gus d’éirigh mé in mo sheasamh
    Gur shiubhail mé fich míle gan snáithe, bríste, brog na háta
    Claidheaecha ag chuir an tréas orainn
    Da dhá reidteach go deo is Muire.

    (III)

    Luct na mbréag atá ag déanamh an méid seo
    'Gus má feadann siad deanfaidh tuilleadh
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Informant
    Sorcha Ní Chathasaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ceapaigh na Creiche, Co. Mayo