School: Cóguis (roll number 16135)

Location:
An Chógais, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Seaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1044, Page 086

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    Tabhair scéala daim sear ‘un an Ghleanna go bhfuil [mé]? le fada ,mo luigh’
    Mo chroidh ‘stigh ag réabadh le tuirse ‘s le buaidhreadh nach gcodluighinn ‘san oidhch’
    Mo chosa, mo lámha gan spreacadh, gan aird agam ar fhidil no ar phíob.
    Is gearr gur ‘bhí an uaighe mo leabaidh muna bpillidh tú ‘Peadair Uí Bhaoighill.
    II
    Is iomdha sin spréipire beaduighthe a shúibhlas go mall san oidhche,
    Ag iarraidh bheith ag breágadh na gcailín a’s na buidéail leo crochta ar a dtaoibh,
    Da n-abruigheadh a deaidí no a Mhamai go rabh óigfear comh maith leis ‘sá tír
    Bhéadh sí an léim sin ‘na seasamh agus rachadh sí le Peadar O’Baoighill.
    III
    Da bhfeicfea-sa Peadar ar maidin ‘s é gleasca i gculaith gan spíd.
    A’s loinnir na sgéimhe i n-éadán, ‘s é thógfadh an néal de do chroidhe
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Informant
    Tomas Mac Seáin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    An Cheapach, Co. Donegal