School: Scoil Chuimín (roll number 4786)
- Location:
- Pollagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Gearóid R. Ó Laidhigh
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- (continued from previous page)a bhíodar 'na suidhe ag an mbord tugadh an posta leite ón teine 7 fagadh ar an urlár é. Fuair bean an tíghe cruisgin mór 7 líon sí é le uisge te 7 an brochan 7 chaith sé an meid a bhí sa gcruisgin isteach i neadan na bFlaithbheartach. Ní raibh suil acu leis sin, 7 do dhóghad sé go mór iad. GHeiteadar de leim agus amach leo an doras. Do sgiob an fear óg, a bhí ag fanacht taobh amuigh den doras na cloigne de seisear do na Flaithbheartaigh. D'éirig le ceann acu ealodh slán.
Bhí ead idir an dá dhream 'na dhiaidh sin 7 tamall in adhiaidh sin tharla go raibh troid eatorra. Bhí an seanfhear do Mhuinntear Laidhigh 7 triur mac leis, & fear eile, Breatnac do bainm do ag fiadhach. Casadh cuig ghear deug do na Flaithbheartaigh orra. Bhí faitcios ar an gcuigear 7 bhí futha teicheadh le na namam . Ach labhair an seanfhear leo agus dubhairt sé
"Leis an gceud ruathar feadfaidh muid cuigear acu a bhaint amach, casfaimid annsin 7 bainfidh muid cúigear eile amach, 7 ceard a bhéas fágtha annsin ach fear an aghaidh fir."
"Níl aon claidheamh agamsa" adeir an Breathnach.
"Fan le m'ais" adeir an seanfhear. 'agus fágh greim ar chlaidheamh an fhir a thuiteas le mo chéud bhuille"(continues on next page)
