School: Doobin (roll number 16383)

Location:
Dúbinn, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire Nic Fhloinn
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    III
    O stad de do ghlicis a sean-duine, leith gan lúth.
    Tá bean agat ‘sna ceil é ar dhís na ar thrúir.
    ‘S ro mhaith aithnighim-sé ar fhad stan do fhéasoig léith.
    Gur bé bliadhain an tsiocain a dubhairt tusa gabham ariamh
    IV
    ‘Sa righ na Cruinne cur milleadh ar mfeasóg léith,
    Snar leigidh tú ‘n ribe dar gcinneadh tridhchnámh mo ghéill.
    Tuithfidh an duilleabhar de chrannaibh ‘s tig bláth na ndiaidh.
    Sa náit an leinbh go luighfinn da m’áil leat é.
    V
    ‘Sa n-áit an leinbh da luighfeá ba náireach an sgéal.
    Sean duine brich-liath ar maidin. ‘sa chioc in a bhéal
    Da gcluinfeadh mo muinntir gur ag oileamhain a thárla mé.
    Sgríobhfadh siad litir a chuirfeadh thar sáile mé.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Informant
    Máire Nic Fhloinn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Mín an tSionnaigh, Co. Donegal