School: Ceathrú Thaidhg

Location:
Ceathrú Thaidhg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mag Shamhráin
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    Ins an tsean-am atá caithe bhí go leor pisreoga...

    Ins an tsean-am atá caithte bhí go leor pisreoga ag na sean daoine agus seo 'é' cuid díofa:
    Duine ar bith nach mbéádh feoil aige le h-aghaidh Oidhche Inide bhéadh sé bocht ar feadh na bliadhna. Le h-aghaidh na h-oidhche sin bhíodh gé nó cearc marbh le suipéar maith a bheith acu. Duine ar bith a mbéadh sin aige bhéádh sé ag cuimhneamh go mbéadh a shaith le n-ithe aige an bhliadhain sin.
    An duine nach mbéádh suipéar maith aca seo é an port a bhí acu:
    Oidhche Nodlag Mór gan im,
    Domhnach Cásca gan arán,
    Oidhche Inide gan feoil,
    Agus sin é an brachan lom.

    Mairead Níg Craith
    Port an Chlumhaigh
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Mairead Nic Craith
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Portacloy, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Seán Mac Craith
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Portacloy, Co. Mayo