School: Curraichín (B.) (roll number 15978)

Location:
Curraheen, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Scothlaoich
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0472, Page 440

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    (4)
    The summer sun shines handsome
    O'er shadowing Innisfallen
    The boat flying swiftly pass you
    Through the centre of Lough Leine
    Tis here once stood the Convents
    The Bishops and the Abbots
    For generations vanished
    From the borders of Lough Leine

    (5)
    The Macgillicuddy area
    Arising midst the fairies
    When sailing home appearing
    Directly o'er Lough Leine.

    (Diarmuid Mac Cárthaig a thug an sgeal agus an paidir agus an amhrán thuas do Donncadh Ó h-Ealuighthe 6adh Rang, Curraichín. Dúbhairt sé gach ré bhéarsa in Gaedilg agus im Bearla o baile a cléibh é. Tá sé 62 bliadhain d'aois. Tháinig sé isteach oidhche chun taoibhín a chur ar a bhróig agus an fhaid a bhí a dearbhrathair ar an obair sin a dhéanamh thug sé an Sgeul
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Donncadh Ó hEaluighthe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Curraheen, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Diarmuid Mac Cárthaig
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Ballintleave, Co. Kerry