School: Baile an Chaisil B.

Location:
Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Búrca
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  1. An Maol Mór a tháínig isteach i mBéul Trághadh

    (I)
    An taobh ó thuaidh
    An áit a chomhnuigheas an fuacht,
    Is ann a bhíonns an ceol
    Ag long is ag bad,
    As Tír na h-Óige a ghluais an t-seóid seo,
    Ba mhó é go mór na "Royal George."

    (II)
    An Mhuir a theastuigheas uile go léir
    Snámh sé leis aniar
    Ní'l péist dá mhéid
    Nach ghlach roimh sgáth;
    Thug sé a chursa thart ar Cheann an Dúna
    Baineadh a ortha istigh i mBéal Traghadh.

    (III)
    Níl oifigeach faoi an gcróinn,
    Nach dtáinig ann leis spórt
    Ná saighdiúir ag an Rí
    Nach dtáínig ann le "joy"
    Tighearnaí agus Tíghearnaí agus Duchannaí na dhiaidh shin
    Is iad uilig ag feafruigh "Cá bhfuil Béul Traghadh."

    (IV)
    Bhí easbog as Cúl Umhainn
    Sagart Chuige Mhumhan
    Mac Chaptaoin Uí Dhuaidh
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Máirín Bean an Bhúrcaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Páidhrig Mach Giollarná
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    82
    Address
    Largan, Co. Mayo