School: Brackey (roll number 3500)
- Location:
- Bracky, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pádraig S. Mac a' Ghoill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1041, Page 93
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“One evening in the days of the O Boyles in Maghera a disabled ship was seen off Slieve-a-Tooey.”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- Bhí moran Baoghallach na gcomhnuidhe ar an Mhachaire sa t-sean am. Bhí triúr mac agus a n-athair na gcomhnuidhe i dteach amháin ann. Bhí Abainn t-Seiscine aca mar barr-sléibhe agus choinnigeadh siad moran eallaigh, caorach agus beiadhigh capaill. Thainig aonach na Machaire móire thart agus bhí an t-sean bhaogallach agus beirt de na mic a’ dul fad leis le sgaifte caorach. Nuair a bhí an t-athair a fagail a bhaile d’iarr sé ar an mac a b’óige an capail gorm a thabhairt ‘un aonaigh agus ‘a díol. Ní rabh an mac sásta an capall gorm a díol acht níor leig sé sin air.
Chuir sé a chulaith dómhnaigh faoi na asgaill, chuaidh a mhar cuigheacht, agus d’imthigh an aith ghiorra go Poinnte Luachrais, agus o’ sin trasgna chuain Lurchrais mhóir go dtainig sé amach ar an tráigh thall san áit a rabh an t-aonach a dul [?] tosaigh. Chuir sé air a chulaith domhnaigh. Chuir an t-sean ceann a bhfolach agus chuaidh a marcuigheacht isteach(continues on next page)