School: Ráithín (B.) (roll number 9304)
- Location:
- Raheen, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ua Cróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0456, Page 443
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- (continued from previous page)may guess forever, but you will not guess that
Answer : - (Pipe.)
(c) What is always washed in cold water and never dried to the fire.
Answer : - (butter.)
(d) A little red cow with its two leather horns can jump over ditches and leap over thorns
Answer - (Hare)
Amhrán
“An cuimhin leat-sa an oidhche úd fé bhuin an chóca féir, ¶ An cuimhin leat-sa na cainnteanna bhí eadrainn araon”
Amhrán
An cuimhin leat-sa an oidhche úd fé bhuin an coca féir,
An cuimhin leat-sa na cainteanna bhí eadrainn araon
Sé deir saighdiúirí na Frainnce mo leigheas nach bhfuil le fagháil
Go dtiocfaidh Péarla an cúil craobhaigh is go gcrothfaidh dí mo láimh11.
Do raghfainn-se anois thar fairrge is sealadh thall i gcéin,
Níl mé teacht abhaile annso go bhfillfidh rún mo chléibh.
Caithfeadh féin an t-anam nó neart is lúth mo ghéig.
Mara sínfead síos ar leabaidh leat in aimhdeóin lucht na mbréag.111.
Dá mbeadh “heel tops” ar mo bhróga no cóir agam chun siubhal
Níl aon maidin Domhnaigh nach raghfainn mar a bhfuil mo rún
Annsúd ná tógfaí “notice” díom í fásgadh suas le’m com.(continues on next page)
