School: Leitirfreag

Location:
Letterfrack, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Míchéal Ó hIfearnáin
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  1. Scéal
    Oidhche geimhridh tháinig bean agus gasúr go dtí doras fir saidhbhir. Cnag an bhean ag doras agus tháinig duine amach. D'fíar an bhean uirrí an leigeadh sí í isteach. Do leigfeadh an bhean acht ní raibh an fear sásta. Bíodar tar-éis coirce a bhualadh an lá sin, agus chuir sí amach ins an gculog í. Íos Críost agus an Mhaigdean Mhuire a bhí ann. Amach ins oidhche fuair an fear pían in-a bhulóg. Cuaidh an bhean amach go dtí an Maighdean Mhuire féachaint an raibh aon laigheas aicí dó.
    Dubhairt an Maighdean Muire.
    Bean mhín ag fear borb.
    Mac Dé in-a luighe 'sa gculog.
    Cloch glas a cuimilt dá bolg.
    Sin laigeas a Dé bolg.
    Fuair mé an scéal seo ó
    A. Ó Mainnín,
    Rosmuch.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    Irish
    Informant
    A. Ó Mainnín
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Ros Muc, Co. Galway