School: Dubhthuama (roll number 14193)

Location:
Dumha Thuama, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Mac Támhais
Browse
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0132, Page 055

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0132, Page 055

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Dubhthuama
  2. XML Page 055
  3. XML “An tAmhrán - An tAthair Pádraig Ó Maoileoin”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. An t-Athair Pádhraic O Maol-Eoín

    Nach mé atá sáruighthe faoi lionndubh báidhte
    Mo chreach ar lár 's mé ag silt na ndeor
    Ó dtimthigh an t-Árd-Fhlaith an t-athair Pádhraic
    D'fág an fán orainn i's ár gcroidhe faoi bhrón.
    Ba mhaith an caraid é in aimsir gábhaidh,
    Ag déanamh spáird le ceart 's le cóir
    In aghaidh gach namhad a thigeadh thar sáile
    Ar Inis Faíl nó ar theampall Róimh

    Nuair a scaip an sgéalta ar fud na h-Eíreann
    Choisg na h-éanlaith ó bheith ag seinm cheoil
    Stop na sruthanna, 's gach barra ag pléasgadh
    Le brugh(adh) ró-eigciallta 's le tuaim ró-mhór
    Tháinig critheagla ar na réaltaibh
    'S bhí an ghrian mar an gcéadna ag dul faoi cheo
    Bhí cuma uathbhásach ar fud na h-Eíreann
    Ar gach cadhan aonraic, sean i's óg
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Micheál Mac Thámhais
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Sorcha Bean Uí Ghamhnáin
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    38
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Gaoth Sáile, Co. Mayo