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School: Cineal Conaill (roll number 15271)

Location:
Garvagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Antoin Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1035, Page 12

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  1. Nuala

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    Is truagh gan mé i dTamhach Mhullaígh.
    An aíth a gcomhnuigheann mo chailín dheas bán
    Ar an mhalaídh a luigheas ó dheas duit
    An áit a bfuil an fraoch gus an féoirtín ag fás.
    B'eigeann damh Éirinn a fhágailt
    Agus oibríú go hionnaice righin
    Ag saorthú lé seonaí sa bhaile i.
    Is ar mbunadh le fadhai gcéin.
    Ac tá an fhairge idir ise agus míse .
    As is fada o connaic mé í.
    Ach da dtigeadh liom siubhal ar an uisge.
    Bhá miních á thógfaidhe mo chroide.
    An chead (am) am a chonnaic mé Nuala
    Smaoitigh mé ar aingeal an Rí.
    Bhí sí go maranta dhoigheamhaíl
    le feagraidheacht geanamhail geal mín.
    Bi sí coirighthe ín éideadh an bhaile a sníom sí an tuirin.
    Sin an téadach . Tá sona sa gheimhreadh go ciún.
    Agus mairean a shnaithe go buan.
    Orí bhrisfidh sí an croidhe ' Lig go leir dhamh
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Péigí Ní Creag
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 9
    Address
    Cornaveagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Máire Ní Mháirtín
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Garvagh, Co. Donegal