School: An Tulach Mór (roll number 6293)
- Location:
- Tully More, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhrisleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1048, Page 79
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- Patrick Carr Gortacork Co Donegal gave me the following old song many years ago. Patrick is dead about 7 or 8 years. He was over 70 when he died.
Bás Phádraig Uí Ghuidhir.
I
Domhnach Mór na Slat rinncadh orainn an tslaid a d’fhag sinn go héag buaidheartha
Mac Guidhir a bhí ceart is nach dearn ariamh droch bheart
Acht ag sgabadh ar na bochtaibh a chnusacht
Mo chreac is mo chrádh cailleadh é ‘sa bhád
Ar an charraig adaidh liag dháibhidh
Cruinneachta na síol nar fásaidh uirthi choidhche
Is mo mhallacht is gach aoin go brath dí
II
Lá chuala mé do thásg ní fiosach damh ce’n áit
Ar thalamh no ar thráigh a mbíonn tú
Acht ag feitheamh an uile lá ar bhreitheamhnas Riogh na nGrás
I bhflaitheas ni i bparrthas naomhtha
O d’imthigh seisean uainn an t-oigfhear soinneannta glan suairc
A bh’ainm do Pádraig is truaighe !
Maguidhir óg a b’feárr da rabh i gcríoch fáil
Agus a leithid níor fhás i gcúigidh(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Bean Uí Bhrisleáin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 46
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Ardara, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Pádraig Mac Giolla Chearr
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Cill Charthaigh, Co. Donegal
