School: Eanach (C ) (roll number 8958)

Location:
Annagh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Nóra Ní Dhíomasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0021, Page 0005

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  1. Fritheadh an cúntas seo ó Mháire Ní Choinnegáin cailín atá 'na comnuide i gcnoch an Eanaigh. Cuala Máire an sgéal ó na athair, a chuala é o mhuinntir na háite. Connaich an cailín an cloch. Tá sé na seasamh fósm sán áit sin.

    Is in Eanach tuairim leath-mhíle ón sgoil ata an cloch na seasamh. Tá sí dhá chéad slat ón mbóthar árd.
    Cloch chearnogach seadh í, tuairim naoi dtroighte ar aoirde. Ar leath-taobh dhí, tá leach ar a bhfuil marbhna sgríobhta. Tógadh an cloch chun teasbaint do chuile uaigh tréan-fhir uaisle a chomhnuigheadh i dteach mhóir Eanaigh. Seo íad na foclai atá gearradh isteach sa leic:-
    "Do threithibh uaislibh is fearr, inntleacht go sár-mhaith, an léigheannta, clisteacht, cráibhtheach, cneasta, múinte, anois cuthalach arís greannmhar mach a bheadh é, nach raibh a mhacshamhail le fheiceal ar dhilseacht agus ar dhúthracht. Bhí sé 'na chara is fearr da raibh ag duine ríamh, in a dhriathár dhilis, ina fhear a thógadh athas is gliondar chroidhe pe áit ar bith a ndeachaidh sé, go mór mhór i measg a mhuintire fhéin. Bhí grádh is meas ag chuile dhuine air.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Nóra Ní Dhíomasaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Máire Ní Chuinnegáin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Annagh Hill, Co. Galway