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School: Cineal Conaill (roll number 15271)

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Garvagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Antoin Ó Dochartaigh
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  2. An Cailín Deas Donn

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    Cáilín deas Donn
    Sláinte is aedhar do an cáilín deas donn,
    “Is cead míle fáilte”, sé dubhaírt sí liom.
    “Nach bog geal do lámha, a cháilín dheas donn”.
    “Más bog geal ní láidír” sé dubhairt sí liom.
    sláinte is aedhar do an cháilín deas donn
    is cead míle failte se dubhairt sí liom”.
    Tomhaiseanna
    1 Dhá chois ar an talamh, trí cosa in áirde ceann an duine beo I mbéal in duine marbh.
    (duine agus pota ar a cheann)
    2 Teachtaire beag ó theach go teach is bíonn sé amuígh sa oidhche (casán)
    3 Siud amuigh e is siúd istighéach siúd sa chlúid e is dá cheád súil air (ridil) (nó criathar)
    4 Tá sé amuigh is tá istigh is níl sé amuigh na istigh (doras)
    5 Gearrán iarainn is rubal ólna-ar (snathad agus snáithe olna ann)
    6 Sgiobál beag bán gan doras air (uibh).
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Anna Ní Chreag
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornaveagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Máire Ní Mháirtín
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    88
    Address
    Cornaveagh, Co. Donegal