School: Crois Bhóthar

Location:
Pollacorragune, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Bhreitheamhan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0039, Page 0129

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  1. Pósaidhthe:
    Fuair mé an t-eolas seo ó mo shean-athair atá 75 bliadhna d’aois agus é in a chómhnuidhe
    i gCluan Caoilbhig, ceithre míle ar an taobh ó thuaidh de baile mór Thuama.
    ’Sé an t-am is mó de’n bhliadhain in a ndéanadh pósaidhthe ná an seachtmhain roimh an seachtmhain ina mbíodh Máirt na h-Inide, agus siad na laetheannta is sathmhaire ná Dia Máirt agus Diardaoin. Tá Mí na bealtaine mí-rathmhar chun pósaidhthe nó cleamhnais a dhéanamh.
    Fear óg nó bean óg ar bith nach mbíodh pósta, nuair a thagadh an céad Domhnach san glarghaoir sin é ‘Domhnach na Smut’. Deirtear go mbíodh smuit ortha dá mba rud é go raibh súil le pósadh aca. Cuirtí marcanna freirn le cailc ar dhruim daoine mar
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Áine Ní Bhriain
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonkeenbeg, Co. Galway