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School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)

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Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 119

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    "Brochán Ó réir é nach mairg nár théig é Nach breag nár tug an fiach dubh dá h-eún é.
    Bhí fear an fadó agus bí triúr mac aige fuair a máthair bás. Pós an fear bean eile, agus bhí mac aici. Níor thaitnig an triúr mac léithí, agus cuimnigh sí ar mheón le iad a chur chun bháis.
    Rinne sí pota brocáin, agus thug sí lán meadair do gac duine den triúr, agus shaoil sí go sgaladh an brocán iad. Dubhairt an fear ba shinne leis an mbeirt eile.
    "Brocán ó réir é" agus dubhairt an dara buacaill "Nach mairg nár théig," agus dubhairt an tríomhadh buacaill "Nach breágh nár thug an fiach dubh dhá h-éan é." Sin é an t-ainm a thug sé ar a leas mháthair an Fiach Dubh.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Nodlaig Mac Conamara
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Máirtín Ó Dochartaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Killerduff, Co. Mayo