School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, An Daingean

Location:
Daingean Uí Chúis, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Máire
Browse
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0425, Page 169

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0425, Page 169

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, An Daingean
  2. XML Page 169
  3. XML “A Mháistir Uí Dhálaigh”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. (continued from previous page)
    Ná luighfeadh insan líogh mar gach aon duine,
    Do hotel a bheith oscailte 'gat ar maidin tréis oidhche
    Roim Orangeman íochtar na h-Éireann.
    Shíis gur beannuighthe bhís is do gheobhthá
    bóthar tríd an bhfairrge fé mar do fuair Maois,
    Is anois taoi dá h-easbadh is i Sasana duit í
    Is nach bhfuil aon tseachtmhain ná taoíllfeadh sí tae duit.
    Ba mheasa duit do dabhsilla a goideadh san oidhche uait
    Cuireadh i gcomhgar na fairrge agus na carraige duibhe amuigh
    Slabhraidh dá ceangal is a ceangal is a leonta
    Do chomeádas thíos í gur éag sí.
    Dheineadar comhairle is iad a bhóthar aníos.
    Go raibh tigh a' hóraigh rómpa ar a slighe,
    Nauir a thiocfaidís i dtreo leis do thógfaidís spraoi
    Is go bhfanfadh na buaidh ar an mbóthar.
    Nuair a chuadar isteach chun an landlady dhíol
    D'árduigh na "fairies" an bhó leo,
    Do athruigh sí athrú daithe le draoidheacht
    Is ní aithneochadh aon peeler fé'n gcoróinn í.
    D' árduighthear leo í fé mar bheadh ceo ag imtheacht
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    Irish
    Informant
    Máire Uí Cheárnaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    68
    Occupation
    Oibrí tí
    Address
    Daingean Uí Chúis, Co. Kerry