School: Rosguill & Doe Branch I.N.T.O. (roll number n/a)

Location:
Ros Goill, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
T. Mc Ginley
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    Tóg suas do chroidhe cráidhte, Éire a stóir,
    Triomuigh do shúile, Éire, a stóir,
    Bás fhágháil ní baoghal do do theangaidh, a ghrádh,
    Teanga bhinn uasal na hÉireann go bráth,
    Béarla gan binneas 'seadh Béarla na nGall,
    Cosg ar a ghlór garbh agus bás ar a sál,
    Splannc le do shála, a oileáin na naomh,
    Oileáin na gceoltaí agus oileáin na gcraobh,
    Teanga na h-Éireann ní chaillfear go deo,
    Teanga na h-Éireann chomh sean leis an cheo,
    Binn cheol ár sinnsear is béal-rádh an ríogh,
    Sláinte go deo dí, a chuisle mo chroidhe.
    II
    Tóg suas do chroidhe tá na mílte sa ród,
    Ag foghluim na Gaedhilge le h-aoibhneas is bród,
    Coinnigh do theanga is coinnigh do cheol,
    Béidh siad faoi mheas in a n-uaisle go fóill,
    Tóg suas do shúile agus amharc ar do chloinn,
    Amharc thart indiu orainn cruinnighthe go teann,
    Feasta nár mbéidhmid n-ár gcladhairí mar bhí,
    Cúram ár dteanga agus cúram ár gcroidhe.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    M. Ní Gallchobhair
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creevagh, Co. Donegal