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School: Baile an Oileáin (B.) (roll number 2808)

Location:
Ballinillane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eoghan Ua Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 502

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    B. One day Owen Ruadh O'Sullivan of Meentogues Co. Kerry, entered the workshop of a shoemaker who lived near Bandon Bridge. Owen wanted his boots repaired as soon as possible. The shoemaker who was making a hurling ball when Owen entered said he would repair them immediately if he (Owen) would compose a piece of poetry having the words "Droichead na Bann Dan" and liathroid at the end of the piece. The following is the piece which Owen then and there composed:-
    "Is fada an fear fionntach gan féasóg.
    Le n-a chuid meanuightha reamhar agus bréan bróg.
    Is follug dón ceanntar gur fada atá breall air.
    Droichead na Bandan agus liathróid"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Eugene Moriarty
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Informant
    Timothy O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    91
    Occupation
    Farm-labourer
    Address
    Coolbane, Co. Kerry