School: Tomghéis (roll number 9239/9277)

Location:
Tumgesh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Ó Casaide
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  1. Amhrán

    Tá mo grád-sa tiar

    Tá mo grádh-sa thiar
    ’S níl le fiadhaigh na le falaí
    Acht i dteach an stíl a bhí sé
    Nuair a gabh an t-airm dearg é.
    Tiocfaidh mo grádh-sa amárach
    Agus tiocfaidh sé an lá in’ dhiaidh
    Béidh sé ag teacht gach uile lá
    Go dtagaidh sé ar deireadh thiar.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Máire Ní Nadharaigh
    Gender
    Female
  2. Once there was a man coming from cardplaying very late at night. As he was coming along, he never felt until a girl, who had the death-habit on her, raced up to him. She spoke to him and said “Do you think will I be at the grave-yard before a quarter to one.” “I think you will” replied the man.
    Just then he saw two big black dogs tied together, and with their tongues out. They were running very
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.