School: Cill Cruain (C) (roll number 11187)
- Location:
- Ballyglass South, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Brighid Ní Náradaigh Cáit Bean Uí Standúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0016, Page 369
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- Thug Máirtín Ó Coileáin na sean fhocla seo dhom. Is athair altroma dhom é. Tá sé as Mothar - mionbhaile i naice le Gleann na mBa nDubh. Acht tá se í na chomhnaidhe anois í gCill Cuaille. Gaedhilge go léir a labhthadí i na áit dhúthchais.
1) Is maith Dia go lá, agus níos feárr ná go bráth2) Is fuisce cabhair Dé ná an doras3) Is olc an cú nach fiú fead4) Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na sgoilb5) Is olc an gaoth nach ndeánann maith d'aoinne6) Is feárr an t-ádh ná eirigh go moch7) Is milis lé nól acht searbh le níoch
8) Is minic a bhíonns dúthán mór agus beagán fearthaine
9) Is beag é fudar an droch ádhbhair
10) Ní hé is mó a tairingeanns uisge is mó a olanns leann
11) Ná trusta fear fada mar bíonn "cusán" i na lár
12) Beware of him that standeth by and looketh like a sleeper
"Where the water noiseth less it runs deeper"
- Informant
- Máirtín Ó Coileáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilcooley, Co. Galway
