School: Áird Mhór, Eóchaill (roll number 3858)

Location:
Ardmore, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Risteárd Neancól
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Go marudh tú slán ingriasta an t-aon mhic
    Sí an fháilte is fearr liom a fhághailt thar aon rud
    Biadh ná beatha ní glacaim ó aoinne
    Ach preab is sheasamh go dtiocfaidh tú féin liom
    Chun go mbeidh tú ar slua na mairbh má thuliis it'shaol é.
    A mba dhóigh liom gur thuilleas glaofainn an t-offer go hearga
    Ach le heagla an dearmhadh bheinn an-bhuíoch díot
    An ndéarfá anocht nár chuimhnigh tú ar glaoch orm
    Níl sé im power-sa bréag a dhéanamh
    Mar is mór a' peacadh bheith ag innsint éitigh
    Ní dóigh leat gur leanbh ó indiu go dtí indé mé
    'Sa leacht fear tapaidh do chuineas don t-saol riamh.
    Is beag an t-iongnadh liomsa gur chailleadar luch a ngeaga
    Is fear a ana-cruith gur gcuirfeá den t-saol iad
    "Ó mo chreach! Is gairid a sheasaigh liom "poilí fé-bus"
    Ná "Mincaurus" a marbhuigh na céadta
    Ná Nimrod a chur cogadh in Hélan
    Samson ó ba é an fear ba tréine é.
    Níor fhág mé fear ar bith as Dreamh na Féinne
    B'é gur dóigh leat-sa gur d'easba ban a cailleadh an méid sin
    Ní h-eadh! ach a snáithe bheith caithte agus mise ba bhaol dóibh
    'S a dhuine bhoicht don a Dé mhaith dhuit bheith pleidhe liom
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish