School: Cluain Iarainn

Location:
Cloonierin, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Céirín
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    gead a chrochfas Murchadha, a d'ith mo chuid subh chraobh."
    "Ní bhfuighidh tú mise gan uishe a fluichfas mé."
    Chuaidh sé chuig an uisge
    "Cáid a rachas tú?"
    "Táim ag iarraidh uisge, uisge a fluichfas cloch, cloch a ghéarfas sgian, sgian a ghéarrfas slat, slat a dhéanfas gead, gead a chrochfas Murchadha, a d'ith mo chuid subh-craobh."
    "Ní bhfuighidh tú mise gan tarbh a ólfas mé"
    Chuaidh sé chuig an tarbh
    "Cáid a rachas tú?"
    "Táim ag iarraidh tarbh, tarbh a ólfas uisge, uisge a fhluichfas cloch, cloch a ghéarfas sgian, sgian a ghearrfas slat, slat a dhéanfas gead, gead a chrochfas Murchadha, a d'ith mo chuid subh chraobh."
    "Ní bhfuighid tú mise gan suipín geiró'n gcruaich sin thall.
    Chuaidh se chuit an gcruach agus fuair sé an suipín féir. Thug se an féar do'n tarbh, agus thosuigh an tarbh ag ól an uisge.
    Do fhluich an t-uisge an chloc,
    Do ghéaruigh an chloch an shian,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT2030: The Old Woman and her Pig
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Brighid Ní Móráin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonierin, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Bean Uí hÉinrí
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Cloonierin, Co. Mayo