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School: Ballylar (roll number 10444)

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Baile Láir, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Aodh A. Mac Congáile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1090, Page 102

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  2. Amhrán

    “Éist le mo sgéal a dhuine chóir,”

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    Éist le mo sgéal a dhuine chóir,
    Tabhair cogar damh anall
    Na triall an bothar seo anocht
    Mar tá sé ag éirghe mall.
    Mar seo labhair páiste beag seacht mbliadhan
    Oidhche Nodlag i bhfád ar gcúl
    Bhí solas geal na flaitheas thuas
    Ag lasadh in a shúil.
    Tar liom ar sí go dtí an áit
    A bhfuil mó mháthair leithí féín
    Abair gur deas mó dhoileár glas
    Is beidh sí sásta réidh.
    Bhí an oidhche ag tuitim air go tuith
    Do lean sé an cailín beag
    Ba mhaith dó fhéin go dtearr sé sin
    De bhrigh go rabh sé lag.
    Ó cé bhí ann, acht fear a toighe
    Bhí caillte ortha le fád
    Cá bhfuil anois an teach mar é
    Tá luthgháir ann gan stád
    Go mbeannuighidh Dia thú a nighean mó chroidhe
    Tá grádh an Ríogh in d'ucht
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Máire Ní Bheaglaoich
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Seanach, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Pádraig Mac Conaglaoich
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile an Chnoic, Co. Donegal