School: Gort an Choirce (roll number 11815)
- Location:
- Gort an Choirce, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Séamus Mac Giolla Easbuic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1069, Page 275
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Rinne mé smaoitiú 'n m'inntinn agus lean mé dó go cinnte, go n-éalochainn le mo mhuinntir a-nonn 'un oileain úir;
'Sé bhfuil mé 'iarraidh impidhe ar an Árd Rí tá mo choimpidhe, mo shábhail ar gach daingseir go gcríochnuigh mé mo shiubhal.II
Shiubhail mé fiche míle 'gus níor casadh orm críostaidh,
Bhó no capall caora chuirfeadh ingilt ar an fheár;
Ach coillte dhluighthe's gleann tain, agus búirfeach beithidhigh állta,
Fir a's mná a's gan aon toinnte ortha chasfa fá do mheár.III
Casadh steach i dtigh mé 'gus thárla damh-sa daoine,
D'fhíafruigh siadsan damh-sa cén taoibh ar tógadh mé;
D'fhreagair mé i nGaedhilge gur tógadh mé i n-Éirinn,
Lámh le bruach loch Éirne i dtoiseach óg mo shaoghail.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eibhlín Ní Fhearadaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile an Gheafta, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Sighle Ní Fhearadaigh
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Baile an Gheafta, Co. Donegal
