School: An Gort Mór (roll number 10582)

Location:
An Gort Mór, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Criostóir Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0069, Page 308

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  1. (1)
    Céad slán don abhainn Mhór,
    Sé mo léan gan mé anocht le do thaobh,
    Is ann a bhíodh an sgata fear óg ag cuir Aifreann na suidhe,
    Tá an jug ar an mbord agus mo stóírín fial fairsgint dhá rionnt.

    (2)
    Marach an Dighe céille nach aerach mar chaitheann mo shaoghal,
    Ghluais 'me le Máílle tar sáíle ar uair an mhaedhon oidhche,
    Bhuail mé le Búrcaigh Dream a dhuilthuiseas as Flaitheas na naomh,
    Gur bhí iad a d'fág le fán mé ag cuir tuarsig (?) cé codluigheann an oidhche

    (3)
    Tá mo mhaithrín lag triaglaí léíthe fhéín ar chaladh na mbáid.
    Ag onsgail sa n-oidhche is ag síor ghol ó oidhche go lá.
    Tá a comradhaí sínte sa gcill agus leach ar a gceann,
    Agus tá mac fud na tíre na ceann
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish